Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Meru-Topography: Cities of Brahmā and the Dikpālas; Descent of Gaṅgā; Varṣa-Lotus and Boundary Mountains
भद्रा तथोत्तरगिरीनुत्तरांश्च तथा कुरून् / अतीत्य चोत्तराम्भोधिं समभ्येति महर्षयः
bhadrā tathottaragirīnuttarāṃśca tathā kurūn / atītya cottarāmbhodhiṃ samabhyeti maharṣayaḥ
భద్రా, ఉత్తర పర్వతాలు మరియు ఉత్తర దేశాలు—కురు దేశం సహా—దాటి, ఉత్తర సముద్రాన్ని కూడా దాటిన మహర్షులు మరింత ఉత్తర ప్రాంతానికి ముందుకు సాగుతారు।
Sūta (narrator) describing the Purāṇic cosmography to the assembled sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical, mapping the sages’ movement through northern regions; it supports later spiritual teaching indirectly by situating dharma and tapas within a vast sacred cosmos rather than giving an explicit ātman-doctrine here.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this line; the emphasis is on the sages’ onward journey—an archetype of tapas-driven pilgrimage that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader frame, complements disciplines like restraint, purity, and contemplation.
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the Purāṇic geographic narration that forms the narrative setting in which the text later presents Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis and teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented themes).