Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे पञ्चचत्वारिंशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच हेमकूटगिरेः शृङ्गे महाकूटैः सुशोभनम् / स्फाटिकं देवदेवस्य विमानं परमेष्ठिनः
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge pañcacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca hemakūṭagireḥ śṛṅge mahākūṭaiḥ suśobhanam / sphāṭikaṃ devadevasya vimānaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa—na Saṃhitā de seis mil ślokas, na seção Pūrva-bhāga—(inicia-se) o quadragésimo sexto capítulo. Disse Sūta: No cume do monte Hemakūṭa, esplêndido com grandes picos, erguia-se um vimāna de cristal (sphāṭika) do Deus dos deuses, o Senhor supremo.
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by naming the Supreme as “Devadeva” and “Parameṣṭhin,” the verse points to a highest, sovereign principle beyond ordinary gods—suggesting a single supreme reality that Puranic theology later connects with inner realization.
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; it sets a contemplative setting—Hemakūṭa’s peak and a radiant crystal vimāna—often used in Purāṇas as a backdrop for dhyāna (visual contemplation) and subsequent instruction on dharma and yoga.
By using the title “Devadeva/Parameṣṭhin” without sectarian limitation, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where the Supreme may be praised with Shaiva and Vaishnava epithets, emphasizing unity at the level of the highest Lord.