Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma
सर्वे मिथुनजाताश्च नित्यं सुखनिषेविनः / चन्द्रद्वीपे महादेवं यजन्ति सततं शिवम्
sarve mithunajātāśca nityaṃ sukhaniṣevinaḥ / candradvīpe mahādevaṃ yajanti satataṃ śivam
ਚੰਦਰਦ੍ਵੀਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਜੀਵ ਜੋੜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਨਮ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਨਿੱਤ ਸੁਖ ਦਾ ਆਸਵਾਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਉੱਥੇ ਉਹ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ—ਸ਼ਿਵ—ਦੀ ਸਦਾ, ਅਵਿਰਾਮ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic cosmography to the sages; traditional framing)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it portrays a realm where life is ordered, harmonious, and oriented toward continuous worship of Śiva, implying that lasting well-being is grounded in steady God-centered consciousness rather than transient pleasure alone.
The verse emphasizes satata-yajana—unbroken devotional worship—as a practical discipline akin to continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) and single-pointed devotion, themes that harmonize with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.
Though the verse names Śiva as the object of worship, within the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology this supports the non-sectarian ideal: devotion to Mahādeva is presented as a valid, sustaining path within the same Purāṇic vision that also reveres Viṣṇu/Kūrma.