Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Sapta-dvīpa Cosmography and the Vision of Śvetadvīpa–Vaikuṇṭha
उदयो रैवतश्चैव श्यामाको ऽस्तगिरिस्तथा / आम्बिकेयस्तथा रम्यः केशरी चेति पर्वताः
udayo raivataścaiva śyāmāko 'stagiristathā / āmbikeyastathā ramyaḥ keśarī ceti parvatāḥ
诸山名为：优陀耶（Udaya）、赖伐多（Raivata）、湿耶摩迦（Śyāmāka）与阿斯多耆利（Astagiri）；又有安毗迦耶（Āmbikeya）、罗弥耶（Ramya）与计舍梨（Keśarī）。
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily a catalog of sacred mountains and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; its function is to map the world as a sacralized field where dharma, pilgrimage, and contemplation are undertaken.
No explicit yoga technique is stated here; indirectly, the listing of mountains supports the Purāṇic framework in which tīrtha-yātrā, vrata, and disciplined worship become preparatory supports (aṅgas) for inner concentration and devotion.
While not explicit, the name Āmbikeya evokes the Śākta-Śaiva sacred sphere within a Vaiṣṇava-told Purāṇa, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis in which multiple deities and their abodes are integrated into one dharmic cosmology.