Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order
विपर्ययेण तासां ता ओषध्यो विविशुर्महीम् / पितामहनियोगेन दुदोह पृथिवीं पृथुः
viparyayeṇa tāsāṃ tā oṣadhyo viviśurmahīm / pitāmahaniyogena dudoha pṛthivīṃ pṛthuḥ
പിന്നീട് വിപരീതക്രമത്തിൽ ആ ഔഷധികൾ വീണ്ടും ഭൂമിയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു; പിതാമഹൻ ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ നിയോഗപ്രകാരം രാജാവ് പൃഥു ഭൂമിയെ ദോഹനം ചെയ്ത് അവളുടെ വിളവ് പുറത്തെടുത്തു।
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic history (itihāsa) of Pṛthu and the Earth
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it portrays a cosmos governed by niyoga (divine ordinance) where manifestations withdraw and re-emerge in ordered cycles—pointing to an underlying regulating principle beyond changing forms.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; its spiritual thrust is dhārmic alignment—acting under higher injunction (niyoga), a key prerequisite for disciplined life that later supports Yoga and devotion in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; instead it reflects the Purāṇic synthesis by emphasizing cosmic governance through dharma and divine command—an outlook shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frameworks in the Kurma Purana.