Shloka 24
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
सुमेघे वासवस्थानं सहस्त्रादित्यसंनिभम् / तत्रास्ते भगवानिन्द्रः शच्या सह सुरेश्वरः
sumeghe vāsavasthānaṃ sahastrādityasaṃnibham / tatrāste bhagavānindraḥ śacyā saha sureśvaraḥ
सुमेघप्रदेशे वासवस्थानं सहस्रादित्यसमप्रभम्। तत्रास्ते भगवानिन्द्रः शच्या सह सुरेश्वरः॥
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Śaunaka tradition) describing the divine geography
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographic, describing Indra’s radiant abode; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it implicitly contrasts transient heavenly splendor with the higher liberation-teachings emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a descriptive backdrop. In the Kurma Purana, systematic Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline) is treated more directly in later instructional passages.
The verse does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it focuses on Indra’s seat in Svarga. The Kurma Purana’s Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis is developed in other sections, especially where divine supremacy is framed as ultimately non-contradictory.