Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
विभक्तचारुशिखरः कैलासो यत्र पर्वतः / निवासः कोटियक्षाणां कुबेरस्य च धीमतः / तत्रापि देवदेवस्य भवस्यायतनं महत्
vibhaktacāruśikharaḥ kailāso yatra parvataḥ / nivāsaḥ koṭiyakṣāṇāṃ kuberasya ca dhīmataḥ / tatrāpi devadevasya bhavasyāyatanaṃ mahat
Là se dresse le mont Kailāsa, aux cimes gracieuses se découpant en arêtes distinctes—demeure de crores de Yakṣas et du sage Kubera. Là aussi se trouve l’immense sanctuaire de Bhava (Śiva), le Dieu des dieux.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally through Sūta/authorial narration in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It does so indirectly: by presenting Kailāsa as the cosmic seat of Bhava (Śiva), the verse points to the Supreme as a realized presence—approachable through sacred space and devotion—rather than as a merely abstract principle.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; instead it establishes the sanctity of Kailāsa—an archetypal setting for tapas, dhyāna, and Śiva-upāsanā that elsewhere mature into Pāśupata-oriented discipline and inner worship.
By venerating Bhava as “God of gods” within a Purāṇa that also exalts Viṣṇu/Kūrma, it reinforces the Kurma Purana’s inclusive theology—honoring Śiva’s supreme shrine without sectarian exclusion.