Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma
रम्यके पुरुषा नार्यो रमन्ते रजतप्रभाः / दशवर्षसहस्त्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च / जीवन्ति चैव सत्त्वस्था न्यग्रोधफलभोजनाः
ramyake puruṣā nāryo ramante rajataprabhāḥ / daśavarṣasahastrāṇi śatāni daśa pañca ca / jīvanti caiva sattvasthā nyagrodhaphalabhojanāḥ
Di Ramyaka, lelaki dan wanita bersukaria, bersinar dengan kilau keperakan. Mereka hidup seratus lima ribu tahun, teguh dalam sattva (kesucian dan keharmonian), dan menjadikan buah nyagrodha (pokok beringin) sebagai makanan.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s cosmography to the sages, in the Purva-bhaga frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by portraying a sattva-dominant mode of life (purity, harmony, simple sustenance), the verse points to the inner clarity traditionally considered supportive for realizing the Atman, though it does not explicitly define the Self here.
No specific technique is named; the emphasis is on sattvasthā—abiding in sattva—suggesting a yogic foundation of purity, restraint, and simple diet, which the Kurma Purana elsewhere treats as prerequisites for higher disciplines (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pashupata-oriented practice).
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the Purva-bhaga’s geographic/cosmological description. The broader Kurma Purana later integrates such cosmography with theological non-sectarianism, but this verse itself is descriptive rather than doctrinal.