Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
मणीचकं चतुर्थं तु पञ्चमं कुसुमोत्तरम् / मोदाकं षष्ठमित्युक्तं सप्तमं तु महाद्रुमम्
maṇīcakaṃ caturthaṃ tu pañcamaṃ kusumottaram / modākaṃ ṣaṣṭhamityuktaṃ saptamaṃ tu mahādrumam
‘مانیچک’ چوتھا مقدّس مقام قرار دیا گیا ہے؛ پانچواں ‘کُسُموتّر’ ہے۔ ‘موداک’ چھٹا کہا گیا ہے اور ساتواں ‘مہادرُم’ یاد کیا گیا ہے۔
Suta (narrator) relaying the Purana’s enumeration of sacred places in the Kurma Purana tradition
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily a tirtha-name enumeration and does not directly teach Atman-doctrine; its dharmic thrust is that sacred geography supports purification and steadiness of mind, which later aids higher knowledge.
No explicit yoga-technique is stated; the implied discipline is tirtha-yatra as a purificatory observance (niyama) that prepares the practitioner for mantra, japa, and contemplative practice taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; however, within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, pilgrimage to sanctified sites is treated as a shared dharmic means that supports devotion and inner purification regardless of sectarian focus.