Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching

Devanagari script

शूद्राणां मन्त्रयौनैश्च संबन्धो ब्राह्मणैः सह / भविष्यति कलौ तस्मिञ् शयनासनभोजनैः

Transliteration

śūdrāṇāṃ mantrayaunaiśca saṃbandho brāhmaṇaiḥ saha / bhaviṣyati kalau tasmiñ śayanāsanabhojanaiḥ

Translation

ସେହି କଳିଯୁଗରେ ଶୂଦ୍ରମାନଙ୍କର ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ମନ୍ତ୍ରକର୍ମ ଓ ଯୌନସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସମ୍ପର୍କ ହେବ; ଶୟନ, ଆସନ ଓ ଭୋଜନ ମଧ୍ୟ ସହଭାଗ କରିବେ।

Word by Word

• शूद्राणाम्: of the Śūdras
• शूद्राणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• मन्त्रयौनैः: by those of mantra-origin/connected with mantras
• मन्त्रयौनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रयौनि (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्र + यौनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• संबन्धः: association/connection
• संबन्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/भाव), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• ब्राह्मणैः: with brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगार्थक अव्यय; preposition-like indeclinable

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Simple future, 3rd person singular

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• तस्मिन्: in that (time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular pronoun

• शयनासनभोजनैः: by (sharing) beds, seats, and food
• शयनासनभोजनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन-आसन-भोजन (प्रातिपदिक; शयन + आसन + भोजन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (itaretara-dvandva)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in a prophetic/dharmic discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Shudra
• Brahmana
• Varnashrama-dharma

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames Kali-yuga as a period of dharmic erosion, implying that spiritual clarity requires renewed discipline (yama-niyama, right conduct) rather than reliance on collapsing social markers.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific meditation technique is stated; the verse functions as a dharma-diagnostic for Kali-yuga, a backdrop against which Kurma Purana teachings on restraint, purity, and disciplined sādhanā (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic control) become more necessary.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it supports the Purana’s broader synthesis indirectly by emphasizing dharma as the shared ground for all theistic-yogic paths taught in the text.