Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
मिथ्याधीतसमाचारा मिथ्याज्ञानप्रलापिनः / प्राप्य घोरं कलियुगं कलिजैः किल पीडिताः
mithyādhītasamācārā mithyājñānapralāpinaḥ / prāpya ghoraṃ kaliyugaṃ kalijaiḥ kila pīḍitāḥ
Leur conduite sera façonnée par un apprentissage mensonger, et ils bavarderont d’une ‘connaissance’ contrefaite. Entrés dans l’effroyable âge de Kali, ils seront réellement tourmentés par ceux qui naissent de Kali — ses forces et ses hommes corrupteurs.
Traditional Purana narrator (Sūta/Pauraṇika voice) describing Kali-yuga characteristics within the Kurma Purana’s discourse framework
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it warns that in Kali-yuga people mistake mere talk and borrowed learning for true jñāna; genuine Self-knowledge requires disciplined conduct and inner realization rather than “mithyā-jñāna”.
No single technique is named; the verse emphasizes the prerequisite for yoga—śuddha-ācāra (purified conduct) and right understanding—without which practice degenerates into empty speech, a common Kali-yuga pitfall noted across Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framing.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis frames true knowledge as devotion and discipline aligned to Īśvara, while condemning sectarian or performative “pseudo-knowledge” typical of Kali-yuga.