Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma
जज्ञे हिंसा त्वधर्माद् वै निकृतिं चानृतं सुतम् / निकृत्यनृतयोर्जज्ञे भयं नरक एव च
jajñe hiṃsā tvadharmād vai nikṛtiṃ cānṛtaṃ sutam / nikṛtyanṛtayorjajñe bhayaṃ naraka eva ca
അധർമ്മത്തിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ ഹിംസ ജനിച്ചു; അവളുടെ പുത്രന്മാർ നികൃതി, അനൃതം (അസത്യം) ആയിരുന്നു. നികൃതി–അനൃതങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ഭയവും നരകവും ജനിച്ചു.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to the sages)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
Indirectly: it maps how adharma proliferates into inner torment (fear) and experiential hell (naraka), implying that purification and truthfulness are prerequisites for steady self-knowledge and yogic clarity.
The verse points to foundational yamas: ahiṃsā (non-injury) and satya (truth). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic ethic, restraint from violence and falsehood is a necessary ground for mantra, dhyāna, and Pāśupata-style purification.
Not by explicit names here; the synthesis is thematic: both Śaiva-Pāśupata and Vaiṣṇava dharma frameworks treat ahiṃsā and satya as universal disciplines, showing a shared ethical base supporting liberation-oriented practice.