Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Cosmic Realms Above Dhruva, the Pātālas Below, and the Foundation of Pralaya
Ananta–Kāla
तेषामधस्तान्नरका मायाद्याः परिकीर्तिताः / पापिनस्तेषु पच्यन्ते न ते वर्णयितुं क्षमाः
teṣāmadhastānnarakā māyādyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ / pāpinasteṣu pacyante na te varṇayituṃ kṣamāḥ
وتحت تلك العوالم توجد الجحيمات—ابتداءً من «مايا» (Māyā)—كما ورد في المأثور. فيها يُـ«طبَخ» الآثمون، أي يُعذَّبون، بثمرات آثامهم هم؛ ولا تُستطاع الإحاطة بوصفها وصفًا تامًّا.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse tradition attributed to Vyāsa/Sūta framework; the passage functions as descriptive teaching rather than a direct character dialogue)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it stresses karmic causality—souls who identify with sinful action experience its results in naraka—implying the need to turn from bondage (karma-driven suffering) toward Self-knowledge and dharma.
No specific technique is taught in this line; it supports the Kurma Purana’s wider Yoga-śāstra ethic: restraint (yama), purity, and dharmic living to avoid pāpa that leads to painful karmaphala.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; instead it presents a shared Purāṇic framework of karma and cosmic order upheld by Īśvara, a foundation used elsewhere in the Kurma Purana for Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.