Shloka 50
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
तथा च जारुधैः शृङ्गे देवदेवस्य धीमतः / दीप्तमायतनं पुण्यं भास्करस्यामितौजसः
tathā ca jārudhaiḥ śṛṅge devadevasya dhīmataḥ / dīptamāyatanaṃ puṇyaṃ bhāskarasyāmitaujasaḥ
तथा च जारुधैः शृङ्गे देवदेवस्य धीमतः भास्करस्यामितौजसः दीप्तं पुण्यमायतनं विद्यते।
Narrator (Suta/Vyasa tradition) describing tirthas within the Kurma Purana’s sacred geography section
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by portraying Bhāskara as “Deva-deva” and “amitaujās,” it points to the Supreme as self-luminous (prakāśa-svarūpa) and spiritually approached through a sacred seat (āyatana) that awakens purity (puṇya).
The verse emphasizes tīrtha-upāsanā—devotional contemplation at a consecrated abode. In Kurma Purana practice, such pilgrimage and worship support inner purification, a preparatory limb for deeper Yoga disciplines (dhyāna, japa, niyama).
By venerating a radiant deity (Surya) with the title “Lord of Lords,” the text models the Purana’s inclusive theology: the one Supreme is honored through multiple divine forms, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis rather than sectarian exclusion.