Shloka 22
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
अन्याश्च शतशोविप्रा नद्यो मणिजलाः शुभाः / तासु ब्रह्माणमीशानं देवाद्याः पर्युपासते
anyāśca śataśoviprā nadyo maṇijalāḥ śubhāḥ / tāsu brahmāṇamīśānaṃ devādyāḥ paryupāsate
ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ, ഇനിയും നൂറുകണക്കിന് മംഗളനദികൾ ഉണ്ട്; അവയുടെ ജലം മണിപോലെ ദീപ്തമാണ്. ആ ജലങ്ങളിൽ ദേവാദികൾ ബ്രഹ്മസ്വരൂപനായ ഈശാനപ്രഭുവിനെ ചുറ്റിനിന്ന് ഉപാസിക്കുന്നു.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse to the assembled Brahmins/sages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Lord as Īśāna who is also identified with Brahmā, implying a single supreme sovereignty manifesting through multiple divine functions—an integrative, non-sectarian vision of the one Ishvara.
The verse emphasizes tīrtha-upāsanā—reverential worship at sacred rivers—supporting purification (śuddhi) and steadiness of mind, which traditional Yoga-shāstra treats as conducive to dhyāna and devotion to Ishvara.
By foregrounding Īśāna as the supreme Lord and simultaneously linking him with Brahmā, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where divine names and functions are harmonized under one Ishvara, avoiding rigid sectarian separation.