Editing Kurma (section)

=== Narada Purana ===
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|'''Part 1:''' 2.37, 10.3-4;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12945|title=THE NARADA-PURANA PART. 1|last=N.A|date=1950|publisher=MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED, DELHI DELHI}}</ref> '''Part 2:''' 44.26b-28a, 50.89-91, 54.11, 56.739b-745, 59.36, 62.53;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20659|title=THE NARADA-PURANA PART. 2|last=N.A.|date=1950|publisher=MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. DELHI}}</ref> '''Part 3:''' 82.6-7, 89;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.21516|title=THE NARADA-PURANA PART. 3|last=N.A.|date=1952|publisher=MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. DELHI}}</ref> '''Part 4:''' 119.14-19, '''Uttara Bhaga:''' 8.7-11;<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12976|title=THE NARADA-PURANA PART. 4|last=N.A|date=1952|publisher=MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. LTD, DELHI}}</ref> '''Part 5:''' '''Uttara Bhaga:''' 52.29b-35, 68.4<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12978|title=THE NARADA-PURANA PART. 5|last=N.A|date=1952|publisher=MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. LTD, DELHI}}</ref>
|The Narada Purana focuses on worship and rituals.
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{{blockquote|It was this [Mandara] mountain that was formerly lifted up by [[Hari]] (in the form of [the] Divine Tortoise) and used for churning (the milk ocean) by the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] and [[Danava (Hinduism)|Danavas]]. Sindhu (the ocean) which extends to six hundred thousand Yojanas is the deep pit made by this mountain. This great mountain was not broken even when it rubbed against the physical body of the Divine Tortoise. O leading king, when it fell into the ocean all the hidden parts of the ocean were exposed by the mountain. O Brahmanas, water gushed out from this mountain [and] went up through the path of the Brahmanda (Cosmic Egg). Great fire was generated by this mountain due to attrition when it came into contact with the bony shell of the (Divine) Tortoise... It was for a great period of time viz. ten thousand years than this mountain ground and rubbed the armlets of the discus-bearing Lord.|source= Narada Purana (unknown translator), Part 4, Uttara Bhaga, Chapter 8, Verses 7-8 and 11|sign=}}
[[File:Narad - Vintage Print.jpg|thumb|280x280px|[[Narada]] with his [[Veena]] (or Vina).]]
In the [[Naradiya Purana|Narada Purana]], a brief synopsis of the [[Samudra manthan|Samudra Manthana]] is given by [[Brahma]] to [[Mohini]], as quoted above (Part 4: 8.7-11). There are two other notable mentions of this legend. The first is by [[Shaunaka|Saunaka]] who said 'When there was an impediment at the time of churning the ocean for the sake of nectar, he [Kurma] held the mount Mandara on his back, for the welfare of the gods. I seek refuge in that Tortoise' (Part 1: 2.37). In the second, it is stated 'it was when the milk-ocean was churning that [[Kaumodaki|Kamoda]] was born among the four jewels of Virgins' (Part 5: Uttara Bhaga: 68.4). Other details include:

* Several [[Allegory|allegories]] of the tortoise drawing in its limbs are given, including in relation to the creation and withdrawal of living beings (Part 2: 44.26b-28a) and withdrawing the sense organs (Part 2: 50.89-91, and 59.36)
* The division of the Earth - ''Kurma-vibhaga'' - is in relation to the [[Hindu astrology|Jyotisa]], an auxiliary text of the [[Vedas]] (Part 2: 54.11 and 56.739b-745)
*Kurma is one of the ten primary avatars ([[Dashavatara]]) of [[Vishnu]] (Part 4: 119.14-19)