Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Kali-yuga Dharma, and the Prohibition of Śiva-Nindā
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
इदं कलियुगं घोरं संप्राप्तमधुनाशुभम् / भविष्यन्ति जनाः सर्वे ह्यस्मिन् पापानुवर्तिनः
idaṃ kaliyugaṃ ghoraṃ saṃprāptamadhunāśubham / bhaviṣyanti janāḥ sarve hyasmin pāpānuvartinaḥ
Voici venu maintenant ce redoutable Kali-yuga, de mauvais augure ; en cet âge, tous les hommes, assurément, suivront le péché et prendront la faute pour voie.
Narratorial prophecy within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga discourse (sage-to-sage framing; presented as a prediction about Kali-yuga)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it highlights moral-spiritual degeneration in Kali-yuga, implying the need to turn from pāpa toward dharma and inner discipline through which the Atman’s clarity is realized.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it functions as a diagnosis of Kali-yuga. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such decline is countered by dharma, devotion, and Shaiva-Vaishnava-aligned yogic restraint (yama-niyama, japa, and contemplative steadiness).
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it sets an ethical context in which the Purana’s later integrative teachings (Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pashupata-oriented discipline) are presented as a corrective to Kali-yuga tendencies.