Shloka 27
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
निषधो वसुधारश्च कलिङ्गस्त्रिशिखः शुभः / समूलो वसुधारश्च कुरवश्चैव सानुमान्
niṣadho vasudhāraśca kaliṅgastriśikhaḥ śubhaḥ / samūlo vasudhāraśca kuravaścaiva sānumān
నిషధ, వసుధారా, కలింగ, శుభ త్రిశిఖ; అలాగే సమూల, మరల వసుధారా, మరియు సానుమానుతో కూడిన కురవ—ఇవి ఇక్కడ పేర్కొనబడిన ప్రసిద్ధ దేశాలు/పర్వతాలు.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic geography to the sages, in the Kurma Purana’s descriptive sequence)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily geographic, listing notable mountains/regions; its implied Purāṇic teaching is that sacred space (kṣetra) supports dharma and contemplative life, but it does not directly define Ātman here.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as part of the Purāṇa’s kṣetra–paricaya (mapping of lands/mountains) that traditionally frames pilgrimage, vows, and disciplined living that can support later yogic instruction.
The verse itself is neutral and descriptive; in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such geographic catalogues situate shared sacred landscapes where both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava worship and vows are practiced without contradiction.