Shloka 21
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
भद्राश्वः पूर्वतो मेरोः केतुमालश्च पश्चिमे / वर्षे द्वे तु मुनिश्रेष्ठास्तयोर्मध्ये इलावृतम्
bhadrāśvaḥ pūrvato meroḥ ketumālaśca paścime / varṣe dve tu muniśreṣṭhāstayormadhye ilāvṛtam
ఓ మునిశ్రేష్ఠా! మేరు పర్వతానికి తూర్పున భద్రాశ్వ వర్షము, పడమరన కేతుమాల వర్షము; ఈ రెండింటి మధ్య ఇలావృతము స్థితమై ఉంది।
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic cosmography to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical, mapping sacred space around Meru; indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic view that the cosmos is an ordered manifestation within Īśvara’s governance rather than a random aggregate.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this line; its function is to orient the listener within Purāṇic sacred geography, which later supports pilgrimage, vrata, and contemplative remembrance (smaraṇa) of the cosmic order.
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the cosmography section of the Purva-bhaga, which sets the world-framework within which later Kurma Purana teachings (including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pashupata-oriented instruction) are presented.