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
Vượt qua Bhadrā, các dãy núi phương bắc và những miền đất phương bắc—kể cả xứ Kuru—lại còn băng qua cả Bắc Hải, hỡi các đại hiền, các ngài tiếp tục tiến về phía trước (đến miền cực bắc).
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).