Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Meru-Topography: Cities of Brahmā and the Dikpālas; Descent of Gaṅgā; Varṣa-Lotus and Boundary Mountains
भारताः केतुमालाश्च भद्राश्वाः कुरवस्तथा / पत्राणि लोकपद्मस्य मर्यादाशैलबाह्यतः
bhāratāḥ ketumālāśca bhadrāśvāḥ kuravastathā / patrāṇi lokapadmasya maryādāśailabāhyataḥ
Bhārata, Ketumāla, Bhadrāśva và cả Kuru—đó là những “cánh” của hoa sen thế gian, nằm bên ngoài các dãy núi biên giới (maryādā) định rõ giới hạn.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic cosmography as taught in the Kurma Purana tradition)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting the world as a structured ‘lotus,’ the verse supports the Purāṇic view that the cosmos is an ordered manifestation within a higher, governing reality—ultimately grounded in the Supreme Self who upholds cosmic order.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this specific verse; it belongs to cosmography. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such ordered descriptions support contemplative reflection (dhyāna) on cosmic structure as a means to steady the mind and cultivate reverence for Īśvara’s governance.
The verse is not directly theological, but within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, the ordered cosmos described here is understood as sustained by the one Supreme Lord—spoken of as Hari and also as Rudra/Īśvara in different contexts—emphasizing unity behind diverse names.