Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma
महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमानृक्षपर्वतः / विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तात्र कुलपर्वताः
mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimānṛkṣaparvataḥ / vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptātra kulaparvatāḥ
महेन्द्र, मलय, सह्य, शुक्तिमान, ऋक्षपर्वत, तसेच विन्ध्य आणि पारियात्र—हे येथील सात कुलपर्वत (प्रधान पर्वतरांगा) आहेत।
Suta (narrator) relaying the Purana’s description of Bharata-varsha (within the Kurma Purana discourse tradition)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical, listing the kulaparvatas of Bharata-varsha; it supports the Purana’s broader vision that the sacred order (dharma) is embedded in creation, but it does not directly define Atman.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this line; however, such geographic catalogues function as a tirtha-map in the Purana, framing where vrata, japa, and pilgrimage-based disciplines may be undertaken as supports to sadhana.
The verse does not mention Shiva or Vishnu directly; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva–Vaishnava sacred geography framework, where the same landforms become settings for both Hari- and Hara-related tirthas and worship.