Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
मणीचकं चतुर्थं तु पञ्चमं कुसुमोत्तरम् / मोदाकं षष्ठमित्युक्तं सप्तमं तु महाद्रुमम्
maṇīcakaṃ caturthaṃ tu pañcamaṃ kusumottaram / modākaṃ ṣaṣṭhamityuktaṃ saptamaṃ tu mahādrumam
‘मणीचक’ हे चौथे पवित्र स्थान म्हणून सांगितले आहे; पाचवे ‘कुसुमोत्तर’। ‘मोदाक’ सहावे म्हणतात आणि सातवे ‘महाद्रुम’ असे स्मरण केले जाते।
Suta (narrator) relaying the Purana’s enumeration of sacred places in the Kurma Purana tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily a tirtha-name enumeration and does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; its dharmic thrust is that sacred geography supports purification and steadiness of mind, which later aids higher knowledge.
No explicit yoga-technique is stated; the implied discipline is tirtha-yatra as a purificatory observance (niyama) that prepares the practitioner for mantra, japa, and contemplative practice taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; however, within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, pilgrimage to sanctified sites is treated as a shared dharmic means that supports devotion and inner purification regardless of sectarian focus.