Shloka 43
Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order
ततः प्रादुरभूत् तासां रागो लोभश्च सर्वशः / अवश्यं भाविनार्ऽथे न त्रेतायुगवशेन वै
tataḥ prādurabhūt tāsāṃ rāgo lobhaśca sarvaśaḥ / avaśyaṃ bhāvinār'the na tretāyugavaśena vai
Kemudian, di mana-mana dalam kalangan mereka timbul keterikatan dan ketamakan; kerana apa yang telah ditakdirkan pasti berlaku dan tidak mungkin sebaliknya—sesungguhnya demikianlah pengaruh Zaman Tretā-yuga.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, describing yuga-dharma)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it describes how rāga (attachment) and lobha (greed) arise due to yuga-influence and destined karma; the Atman is understood as the witness beyond these modifications, while bondage pertains to the mind’s passions.
This verse itself is diagnostic rather than prescriptive: it identifies rāga and lobha as yuga-born obstacles. In the Kurma Purana’s wider Yoga-shāstra frame, such passions are countered through vairāgya (dispassion), restraint, and devotion/meditation upon Īśvara as taught in its Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis.
Not explicitly in this line; however, the Purana’s broader approach treats the remedy to yuga-born passions as Īśvara-upāsanā and Yoga that harmonize Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths—pointing to a unified divine governance over cosmic cycles.