Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
जारुधिश्च सुगन्धिश्च श्रीशृङ्गश्चाचलोत्तमः / सुपार्श्वश्च सुपक्षश्च कङ्कः कपिल एव च
jārudhiśca sugandhiśca śrīśṛṅgaścācalottamaḥ / supārśvaśca supakṣaśca kaṅkaḥ kapila eva ca
ထို့အပြင် ဂျာရုဓိ နှင့် စုဂန္ဓိ၊ ထူးမြတ်သော တောင်တန်းဖြစ်သည့် ရှရီရှೃင်္ဂ၊ ထို့တူ စုပားရှွ နှင့် စုပက္ခ၊ ထို့ပြင် ကင်္က နှင့် ကပိလ တို့လည်း ရှိကြသည်။
Suta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s sacred-geography section to the sages (Naimisharanya setting)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily a catalogue of sacred mountains and does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; its spiritual function is to map a dharmic landscape where later teachings on the Self, devotion, and liberation are situated.
No specific yoga technique is described in this shloka; however, such geographic enumerations in the Kurma Purana typically support pilgrimage (tirtha-yatra), vows, and disciplined observances that purify the mind—preparatory to Pashupata-oriented devotion and meditation taught elsewhere.
The verse itself lists mountains and does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, these sacred places are understood as shared fields of worship where Shaiva and Vaishnava practices converge within one dharmic cosmos.