Shloka 31
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
जारुधिश्च सुगन्धिश्च श्रीशृङ्गश्चाचलोत्तमः / सुपार्श्वश्च सुपक्षश्च कङ्कः कपिल एव च
jārudhiśca sugandhiśca śrīśṛṅgaścācalottamaḥ / supārśvaśca supakṣaśca kaṅkaḥ kapila eva ca
అలాగే జారుధి, సుగంధి; శ్రీశృంగ అనే ఉత్తమ పర్వతం; మరియు సుపార్శ్వ, సుపక్ష; ఇంకా కంక, కపిల—ఇవీ ఇక్కడ వర్ణించబడిన పర్వతాలు.
Suta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s sacred-geography section to the sages (Naimisharanya setting)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily a catalogue of sacred mountains and does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; its spiritual function is to map a dharmic landscape where later teachings on the Self, devotion, and liberation are situated.
No specific yoga technique is described in this shloka; however, such geographic enumerations in the Kurma Purana typically support pilgrimage (tirtha-yatra), vows, and disciplined observances that purify the mind—preparatory to Pashupata-oriented devotion and meditation taught elsewhere.
The verse itself lists mountains and does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, these sacred places are understood as shared fields of worship where Shaiva and Vaishnava practices converge within one dharmic cosmos.