Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma
वेदना च सुतं चापि दुः खं जज्ञे ऽथ रौरवात् / मृत्योर्व्याधिजराशोकतृष्णाक्रोधाश्च जज्ञिरे
vedanā ca sutaṃ cāpi duḥ khaṃ jajñe 'tha rauravāt / mṛtyorvyādhijarāśokatṛṣṇākrodhāśca jajñire
De Raurava surgirent Vedanā (la douleur) et aussi son enfant, Duḥkha (la souffrance). De Mṛtyu (la Mort) naquirent la maladie, la vieillesse, le chagrin, la soif du désir et la colère.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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By cataloging pain, death, disease, craving, and anger as “born” (jajñe/jajñire), the verse frames them as contingent products within saṃsāra—implying the Ātman stands prior to and distinct from these changing afflictions, as the witnessing consciousness sought in yoga.
While not naming a specific technique, the verse points to the yogic task central to the Kaurma tradition: reducing tṛṣṇā (craving) and krodha (anger) through vairāgya (dispassion), self-restraint, and contemplative discernment—foundational attitudes that mature into Pāśupata-oriented devotion and meditation on Īśvara.
Indirectly: it treats suffering as a universal saṃsāric condition rather than sectarian doctrine, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s non-dual devotional ethos where liberation is approached through Īśvara—honored in both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms—by transcending craving and anger.