Puṣkara-dvīpa, Lokāloka, and the Measure of the Brahmāṇḍa
Cosmic Egg
योजनानां सहस्त्राणि दश तस्योच्छ्रयः स्मृतः / तावानेव च विस्तारो लोकालोको महागिरिः
yojanānāṃ sahastrāṇi daśa tasyocchrayaḥ smṛtaḥ / tāvāneva ca vistāro lokāloko mahāgiriḥ
مہاگِری لوکالوک کی بلندی دس ہزار یوجن بتائی گئی ہے؛ اور اس کی چوڑائی بھی اتنی ہی ہے۔
Sūta (traditional narrator) describing Puranic cosmography to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
This verse does not directly teach ātma-tattva; it provides a cosmographic measure, supporting the Purāṇic vision of an ordered universe within which dharma and liberation-teachings (elsewhere in the Kurma Purana, including the Ishvara Gita) are situated.
No specific yoga practice is stated in this verse. Indirectly, such cosmological descriptions function as contemplative supports (dhyāna-upakaraṇa) in Purāṇic tradition—prompting reflection on the vastness and structure of creation that is governed by Īśvara.
This verse is neutral on Shiva–Vishnu synthesis; it focuses on sacred geography. The Kurma Purana’s broader teaching harmonizes Shaiva and Vaishnava perspectives, but that theme is not explicit in this particular shloka.