Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
दुः खप्रचुरताल्पायुर्देहोत्सादः सरोगता / अधर्माभिनिवेशित्वात् तमोवृत्तं कलौ स्मृतम्
duḥ khapracuratālpāyurdehotsādaḥ sarogatā / adharmābhiniveśitvāt tamovṛttaṃ kalau smṛtam
En la era de Kali, porque los seres se aferran con vehemencia al adharma, se la recuerda como una condición tamásica: abundante en sufrimiento, de vida breve, con deterioro del cuerpo y enfermedad por doquier.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic description of Kali-yuga
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it describes Kali as a tamasic condition driven by attachment to adharma; by implication, realizing the Atman requires rising beyond tamas through dharma, clarity (sattva), and disciplined yogic discernment.
No technique is named, but the diagnosis—tamas expressed as suffering, disease, and decay—supports the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic remedy: purification through dharma, self-restraint, and contemplative discipline that reduces tamasic abhiniveśa (clinging).
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu directly; it fits the Kurma Purana’s shared Shaiva-Vaishnava ethic by defining Kali through adharma and tamas—conditions both traditions address through devotion, right conduct, and yoga aimed at liberation.