Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
तत्र पुण्या जनपदा नानाश्चर्यसमन्विताः / श्वेतास्तत्र नरा नित्यं जायन्ते विष्णुतत्पराः
tatra puṇyā janapadā nānāścaryasamanvitāḥ / śvetāstatra narā nityaṃ jāyante viṣṇutatparāḥ
Là se trouvent des contrées bénies, riches de maintes merveilles. Là, les hommes naissent toujours au teint clair et demeurent sans cesse dévoués au Seigneur Viṣṇu.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) describing sacred geography to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames devotion to Viṣṇu as a natural orientation arising in purified (puṇya) regions, implying that inner purity and right orientation of consciousness support realization and God-centered living.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes the fruit of saṃskāra and dhārmic environment—steady viṣṇu-tatparatā (single-pointed devotion)—which in the Kurma Purana complements disciplined practice taught elsewhere (including later yoga-oriented teachings).
This verse is explicitly Vaiṣṇava in focus (viṣṇu-tatparāḥ). In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis, such devotion is not set against Śiva, but presented as one authentic mode of dharma within the Purana’s integrated theism.