Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa
Cosmic Egg
स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवारितः / तस्मिन् द्वीपे महावृक्षो न्यग्रोधो ऽमरपूजितः
svādūdakenodadhinā puṣkaraḥ parivāritaḥ / tasmin dvīpe mahāvṛkṣo nyagrodho 'marapūjitaḥ
Puṣkara est ceinte par l’océan aux eaux douces. Sur cette île se dresse un puissant nyagrodha (banyan), révéré et adoré même par les Immortels, les devas.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic cosmography to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by portraying a sacred cosmic landscape where even devas worship, the verse supports the Purāṇic idea that the visible cosmos becomes a locus for contemplating the transcendent—Atman/Brahman—through sanctified symbols (like the nyagrodha).
No explicit yogic technique is stated; the emphasis is on tīrtha-like sacred geography and veneration. In Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such sacred sites function as supports (ālambana) for dhyāna, japa, and devotional concentration.
Not directly; however, the shared devotional culture—devas worshipping a sacred manifestation within the cosmic order—aligns with the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where sanctity and worship transcend sectarian boundaries in the larger narrative.