Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
ज्योतिष्मन्तं कुशद्वीपे राजानं कृतवान् प्रभुः / द्युतिमन्तं च राजानं क्रौञ्चद्वीपे समादिशत्
jyotiṣmantaṃ kuśadvīpe rājānaṃ kṛtavān prabhuḥ / dyutimantaṃ ca rājānaṃ krauñcadvīpe samādiśat
主上立乔提什曼特为拘舍洲之王；同样又敕立丢提曼特为鸠槃遮洲之王。
Suta (narrator) recounting the Kurma Purana’s cosmographic account under divine ordinance
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by calling the Supreme “Prabhu,” it presents the cosmic order—including the appointment of rulers—as governed by a sovereign divine intelligence, implying an overarching Self that sustains and regulates the worlds.
No explicit yogic technique appears in this verse; its contribution is contextual—establishing īśvara-niyati (divine governance). In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such order supports dharma and inner discipline that later culminate in Yoga and devotion.
The verse focuses on the Lord’s cosmic administration rather than sectarian identity; in Kurma Purana’s synthesizing outlook, the supreme “Prabhu” can be understood as the one Reality revered through both Shaiva and Vaishnava frames, expressed here as divine sovereignty over the dvīpas.