Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
क्रोधाविष्टस्य नेत्राभ्यां प्रापतन्नश्रुबिन्दवः / ततस्तेभ्यो ऽश्रुबिन्दुभ्यो भूताः प्रेतास्तथाभवन्
krodhāviṣṭasya netrābhyāṃ prāpatannaśrubindavaḥ / tatastebhyo 'śrubindubhyo bhūtāḥ pretāstathābhavan
ولمّا استولى عليه الغضب، تساقطت من عينيه قطراتُ الدمع؛ ومن تلك القطرات نفسها نشأت كائناتٌ تُدعى «بهوتا» و«بريتا»، أرواحًا هائمة لا تهدأ.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse attributed to Vyāsa/Śaunaka tradition)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it contrasts the pure Self with mind-born afflictions—anger generates disorderly forces (bhūta/preta imagery), implying that spiritual clarity requires mastery over krodha and the guṇas.
The verse points to inner discipline central to Yoga-shāstra: krodha-nigraha (restraint of anger), cultivation of sattva through japa, dhyāna, and śānti—preconditions emphasized in Kurma Purana’s broader soteriology (including Pāśupata-oriented purification).
Not explicitly; yet the shared Purāṇic ethic—purifying wrath and stabilizing consciousness—fits the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths converge on inner transformation and liberation.