Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 40
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
धर्मबद्धास्तथालूका उरुकर्मस्थिताः जनाः ।
वामपादे जनाः पार्श्वे स्थिताः कूर्मस्य भागुरे ॥
dharmabaddhās tathālūkā urukarmasthitā janāḥ / vāmapāde janāḥ pārśve sthitāḥ kūrmasya bhāgure
ಧರ್ಮಬದ್ಧರು, ಆಲೂಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಉರುಕರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತರಾದ ಜನರು—ಇವರು ಕೂರ್ಮದ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ, ಎಡ ಪಾದದಲ್ಲಿ, ಭಾಗುರ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
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FAQs
Spatial orientation is moralized through naming (e.g., ‘Dharmabaddha’), suggesting that geography and reputation/character can be interlinked in Purāṇic imagination.
Sthāna (world arrangement using the Kūrma schema).
Left/right body mapping can imply complementary cosmic currents; the ‘side/foot’ placement encodes relative proximity, liminality, and function within the sacred body of the land.