Shloka 4
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
दुरिष्टैर्दुरधीतैश्च दुराचारैर्दुरागमैः / विप्राणां कर्मदोषैश्च प्रजानां जायते भयम्
duriṣṭairduradhītaiśca durācārairdurāgamaiḥ / viprāṇāṃ karmadoṣaiśca prajānāṃ jāyate bhayam
Daripada upacara yang cacat, pengajian yang tersasar, tingkah laku yang rosak, dan ajaran yang menyimpang—serta kecacatan karma dan akhlak para Brahmana—maka timbullah ketakutan dalam kalangan rakyat.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in dharma within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it teaches that when dharma (right knowledge, rite, and conduct) is distorted, the mind and society fall into भय (fear); steadiness conducive to Self-knowledge depends on purity of conduct and right teaching.
No specific technique is named; the verse stresses prerequisites for Yoga—śuddhi (purity), right study (svādhyāya), and right conduct (ācāra)—without which inner discipline and meditative stability are undermined.
By emphasizing āgama and dharma rather than sectarian identity, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: right doctrine and conduct are primary, aligning Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions under a shared dharmic standard.