Shloka 26
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
कुशद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद् द्विगुणेन समन्ततः / क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्ततो विप्रा वेष्टयित्वा घृतोदधिम्
kuśadvīpasya vistārād dviguṇena samantataḥ / krauñcadvīpastato viprā veṣṭayitvā ghṛtodadhim
హే విప్రులారా! కుశద్వీప విస్తారానికి రెండింతలుగా అన్ని వైపులా విస్తరించి, దాని తరువాత క్రౌంచద్వీపం ఉంది; అది ఘృతసముద్రాన్ని చుట్టుముట్టి ఉంది।
Sūta (narrator) describing the Purāṇic cosmography to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical, mapping sacred space rather than directly teaching Ātman-doctrine; in Purāṇic framing, such ordered cosmic structure supports dharma by situating beings within an intelligible, divinely governed universe.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s geographic-cosmic section, which complements later spiritual instructions (e.g., Pāśupata-oriented teachings and the Īśvara-gītā) by presenting the cosmos as a field for dharma and devotion.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead, it contributes to the shared Purāṇic worldview in which the cosmos is described as a sacred order upheld by the Supreme, harmonizing sectarian strands across the text.