Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
कदम्बस्तेषु जम्बुश्च पिप्पलो वट एव च / जम्बूद्वीपस्य सा जम्बूर्नामहेतुर्महर्षयः
kadambasteṣu jambuśca pippalo vaṭa eva ca / jambūdvīpasya sā jambūrnāmaheturmaharṣayaḥ
Antara pepohon itu ada kadamba, jambū, pippala dan beringin. Wahai para maharishi, pohon jambū itulah sebabnya benua ini dinamai Jambūdvīpa.
Sūta (narrator) describing Purāṇic cosmography to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographic and etymological, explaining the naming of Jambūdvīpa; it does not directly teach ātman-doctrine, but it reflects the Purāṇic method of linking the manifest world (nāma-rūpa) to meaningful sacred origins.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s geography section. For yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and synthesis themes), one typically turns to the Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gītā chapters.
It does not address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity directly; the verse focuses on Jambūdvīpa’s name-origin. The Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis is developed more explicitly in its theological and yoga-centered passages, especially in the Ishvara Gītā context.