Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
पूर्वेण मन्दरो नाम दक्षिणे गन्धमादनः / विपुलः पश्चिमे पार्श्वे सुपार्श्वश्चोत्तरे स्मृतः
pūrveṇa mandaro nāma dakṣiṇe gandhamādanaḥ / vipulaḥ paścime pārśve supārśvaścottare smṛtaḥ
கிழக்கில் மந்தர, தெற்கில் கந்தமாதன; மேற்கில் விபுல, வடக்கில் சுபார்ஶ்வ—என்று மரபில் நினைவுகூரப்படுகின்றன.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic cosmography to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographic, listing directional mountains; it supports dharmic orientation in the world rather than directly teaching Ātman-doctrine.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this line; its function is to situate sacred space—often a prerequisite in Purāṇas for tīrtha, vrata, and later contemplative disciplines.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s geographic/traditional enumeration, while explicit synthesis is more prominent in later doctrinal sections (e.g., Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gītā).