Kurma Purana · Chapter 1.48

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhstryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge saptacatvāriṃśodhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
śākadvīpasya vistārād dviguṇena vyavasthitaḥ /
kṣīrārṇavaṃ samāśritya dvīpaḥ puṣkarasaṃvṛtaḥ

eka evātra viprendrāḥ parvato mānasottaraḥ /
yojanānāṃ sahastrāṇi sārdhaṃ pañcāśaducchritaḥ /
tāvadeva ca vistīrṇaḥ sarvataḥ parimaṇḍalaḥ

sa eva dvīpaḥ paścārdhe mānasottarasaṃjñitaḥ /
eka eva mahāsānuḥ saṃniveśād dvidhā kṛtaḥ

tasmin dvīpe smṛtau dvau tu puṇyau janapadau śubhau /
aparau mānasasyātha parvatasyānumaṇḍalau /
mahāvītaṃ smṛtaṃ varṣaṃ dhātakīkhaṇḍameva ca

svādūdakenodadhinā puṣkaraḥ parivāritaḥ /
tasmin dvīpe mahāvṛkṣo nyagrodho 'marapūjitaḥ

tasmin nivasati brahmā viśvātmā viśvabhāvanaḥ /
tatraiva muniśārdūlāḥ śivanārāyaṇālayaḥ

vasatyatra mahādevo haror'ddhahariravyayaḥ /
saṃpūjyamāno brahmādyaiḥ kumārādyaiśca yogibhiḥ /
gandharvaiḥ kinnarairyakṣairīśvaraḥ kṛṣṇapiṅgalaḥ

svasthāstatra prajāḥ sarvā brahmaṇā sadṛśatviṣaḥ /
nirāmayā viśokāśca rāgadveṣavivarjitāḥ

satyānṛte na tatrāstāṃ nottamādhamamadhyamāḥ /
na varṇāśramadharmāśca na nadyo na ca parvatāḥ

pareṇa puṣkarasyātha sthito mahān /
svādūdakasamudrastu samantād dvijasattamāḥ

pareṇa tasya mahatī dṛśyate lokasaṃsthitiḥ /
kāñcanī dviguṇā bhūmiḥ sarvā caiva śilopamā

tasyāḥ pareṇa śailastu maryādātmātmamaṇḍalaḥ /
prakāśaścāprakāśaśca lokālokaḥ sa ucyate

yojanānāṃ sahastrāṇi daśa tasyocchrayaḥ smṛtaḥ /
tāvāneva ca vistāro lokāloko mahāgiriḥ

samāvṛtya tu taṃ śailaṃ sarvato vai tamaḥ sthitam /
tamaścāṇḍakaṭāhena samantāt pariveṣṭitam

etai sapta mahālokāḥ pātālāḥ saptakīrtitāḥ /
brahmāṇḍasyaiṣa vistāraḥ saṃkṣepeṇa mayoditaḥ

aṇḍānāmīdṛśānāṃ tu koṭyo jñeyāḥ sahastraśaḥ /
sarvagatvāt pradhānasya kāraṇasyāvyayātmanaḥ

aṇḍeṣveteṣu sarveṣu bhuvanāni caturdaśa /
tatra tatra caturvaktrā rudrā nārāyaṇādayaḥ

daśottaramathaikaikamaṇḍāvaraṇasaptakam /
samantāt saṃsthitaṃ viprā yatra yānti manīṣiṇaḥ

anantamekamavyaktanādinidhanaṃ mahat /
atītya vartate sarvaṃ jagat prakṛtirakṣaram

anantatvamanantasya yataḥ saṃkhyā na vidyate /
tadavyaktamiti jñeyaṃ tad brahma paramaṃ padam

ananta eṣa sarvatra sarvasthāneṣu paṭhyate /
tasya pūrvaṃ mayāpyuktaṃ yattanmāhātmyamavyayam

gataḥ sa eṣa sarvatra sarvasthāneṣu vartate /
bhūmau rasātale caiva ākāśe pavane 'nale /
arṇaveṣu ca sarveṣu divi caiva na saśayaḥ

tathā tamasi sattve ca eṣa eva mahādyutiḥ /
anekadhā vibhaktāṅgaḥ krīḍate puruṣottamaḥ

maheśvaraḥ paro 'vyaktādaṇḍamavyaktasaṃbhavam /
aṇḍād brahmā samutpannastena sṛṣṭamidaṃ jagat