Shloka 52
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
अन्यच्च भवनं दिव्यं हंसशैले महर्षयः / सहस्त्रयोजनायामं सुवर्णमणितोरणम्
anyacca bhavanaṃ divyaṃ haṃsaśaile maharṣayaḥ / sahastrayojanāyāmaṃ suvarṇamaṇitoraṇam
Dan lagi, wahai para maharishi, ada sebuah mahligai surgawi lain di Haṃsaśaila—membentang seribu yojana, dengan gerbang berhias emas dan permata yang bersinar.
Sūta (narrator) describing sacred/divine geography to the assembled sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
Indirectly: by portraying a ‘divine abode’ beyond ordinary measure, it points to a transcendent order in which sacred space mirrors higher reality—supporting the Purāṇic idea that the Supreme is approached through sanctified loci and contemplative reverence.
This specific verse emphasizes pilgrimage-vision (tīrtha-darśana) and sacred contemplation rather than a technique; in Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such descriptions function as supports for dhyāna—steadying the mind on divine form, splendor, and auspicious symbols.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana commonly frames sacred geography as shared devotional ground where Hari and Hara are honored through the same sanctity of place—reinforcing its integrative, non-sectarian devotional theology.