Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
मेरोश्चतुर्दिशं तत्र नवसाहस्त्रविस्तृतम् / इलावृतं महाभागाश्चात्वारस्तत्र पर्वताः / विष्कम्भा रचिता मेरोर्योजनायुतमुच्छ्रिताः
meroścaturdiśaṃ tatra navasāhastravistṛtam / ilāvṛtaṃ mahābhāgāścātvārastatra parvatāḥ / viṣkambhā racitā meroryojanāyutamucchritāḥ
وہاں کوہِ مِیرو کے چاروں سمت ایلاوِرت نو ہزار یوجن تک پھیلا ہوا ہے۔ اے نیک بختو! اس خطّے میں مِیرو کے سہارے کے لیے چار پہاڑ پشتوں کی مانند قائم کیے گئے ہیں، ہر ایک دس ہزار یوجن بلند۔
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical rather than directly metaphysical; it frames the world-order around Meru as a structured, intelligible cosmos—often used in Purāṇas as a contemplative support for seeing creation as governed by Īśvara’s ordinance (niyati).
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse; however, Purāṇic sacred geography commonly functions as a dhyāna-aid—visualizing Meru and the central region (Ilāvṛta) as a stable axis can support steadiness (dhāraṇā) and a sense of cosmic order.
The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it contributes to the shared Purāṇic worldview in which the same supreme governance (Īśvara) is expressed through multiple theological lenses, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s broader Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis.