Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
सप्त वर्षाणि तत्रापि सप्तैव कुलपर्वताः / ऋज्वायताः सुपर्वाणः सप्त नद्यश्च सुव्रताः
sapta varṣāṇi tatrāpi saptaiva kulaparvatāḥ / ṛjvāyatāḥ suparvāṇaḥ sapta nadyaśca suvratāḥ
ထိုနေရာ၌လည်း ဝရ္ෂ ခုနစ်ခု ရှိပြီး၊ ကုလပဗ္ဗတ ခုနစ်လုံးလည်း ရှိ၏။ ထိုတောင်တန်းတို့သည် တန်းတန်းရှည်လျား၍ အထစ်အမြစ်ကောင်းမွန်ကြ၏။ ထို့ပြင် မြစ် ခုနစ်စင်းလည်း ရှိသည်၊ အို ကတိသစ္စာကောင်းမြတ်သူ။
Suta (narrator) recounting the Purana’s discourse to the sages (with the verse framed as part of the Kurma Purana’s cosmographical narration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical, presenting a sevenfold ordering of the world; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic view that the cosmos is an intelligible, structured manifestation within which dharma and spiritual pursuit (leading to Self-knowledge) can be practiced.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s geography/cosmology. In the broader text, such ordered descriptions often function as a backdrop for dharma and sādhana (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and discipline in other chapters).
The verse itself does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it contributes to the shared Purāṇic cosmology accepted across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava traditions, within which the Kurma Purana later articulates synthesis themes more explicitly.