Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
आसनस्थान् द्विजान् दृष्ट्वा न चलन्त्यल्पबुद्धयः / ताडयन्ति द्विजेन्द्रांश्च शूद्रा राजोपजीविनः
āsanasthān dvijān dṛṣṭvā na calantyalpabuddhayaḥ / tāḍayanti dvijendrāṃśca śūdrā rājopajīvinaḥ
Wenn die Unverständigen die Dvija auf Ehrenplätzen sitzen sehen, stehen sie nicht aus Respekt auf. Und Śūdras, die vom Dienst an Königen leben, schlagen sogar die Dvijendra, die Vornehmsten unter den Dvija.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic discourse on dharma and social disorder to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: by condemning disrespect and violence, it frames dharma as the necessary ground for inner purification; without ethical restraint, the mind is unfit for Atman-knowledge emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; it supports the yogic prerequisite of yama-like discipline (non-violence, humility, reverence), which the Kurma Purana connects to higher practice such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and self-control.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it aligns with the Purāṇa’s broader synthesis by stressing dharma as a shared foundation for devotion to the one Supreme revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava forms.