Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Meru-Topography: Cities of Brahmā and the Dikpālas; Descent of Gaṅgā; Varṣa-Lotus and Boundary Mountains
सुचक्षुः पश्चिमगिरीनतीत्य सकलांस्तथा / पश्चिमं केतुमालाख्यं वर्षं गत्वैति चार्णवम्
sucakṣuḥ paścimagirīnatītya sakalāṃstathā / paścimaṃ ketumālākhyaṃ varṣaṃ gatvaiti cārṇavam
സുചക്ഷു നദി പടിഞ്ഞാറുള്ള എല്ലാ പർവ്വതങ്ങളും കടന്ന്, പടിഞ്ഞാറിലെ കേതുമാല എന്ന വർഷത്തിലേക്കു ചെന്നു പിന്നെ സമുദ്രത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic cosmography as taught in the Kurma Purana tradition)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical, mapping the movement of a river through regions to the ocean; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it supports the Purāṇic vision of an ordered cosmos within which dharma and spiritual pursuit are situated.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s sacred geography. In the Kurma Purana, detailed yoga—often framed through Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pāśupata-oriented discipline—appears more centrally in the Upari-bhāga (including the Ishvara Gita section).
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; the verse functions as part of the shared Purāṇic cosmology that both Shaiva and Vaishnava streams accept, forming a common scriptural ground for the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis.