Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
ये चान्ये शापनिर्दग्धा गौतमस्य महात्मनः / सर्वे ते च भविष्यन्ति ब्राह्मणाद्याः स्वजातिषु
ye cānye śāpanirdagdhā gautamasya mahātmanaḥ / sarve te ca bhaviṣyanti brāhmaṇādyāḥ svajātiṣu
Mereka yang lain yang hangus oleh kutukan resi agung Gautama—semuanya pun akan terlahir kembali dalam golongan masing‑masing, mulai dari kaum Brahmana.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it focuses on karmic consequence and restoration of embodied status (birth in one’s proper varna-jāti) after the effects of a sage’s curse subside.
No explicit yoga practice is prescribed in this line; the emphasis is on dharma and karmic order. In the broader Kurma Purana, such restoration is typically aligned with dharmic conduct, purification, and adherence to prescribed duties.
This particular verse is narrative and does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; its takeaway is the Purāṇic principle that cosmic-moral order (dharma) ultimately reasserts itself, a theme compatible with the text’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.