Shloka 20
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
क्रोधाविष्टस्य नेत्राभ्यां प्रापतन्नश्रुबिन्दवः / ततस्तेभ्यो ऽश्रुबिन्दुभ्यो भूताः प्रेतास्तथाभवन्
krodhāviṣṭasya netrābhyāṃ prāpatannaśrubindavaḥ / tatastebhyo 'śrubindubhyo bhūtāḥ pretāstathābhavan
క్రోధావేశంలో అతని కళ్ల నుంచి కన్నీటి బిందువులు పడిపోయాయి; ఆ కన్నీటి బిందువుల నుంచే భూతాలు, ప్రేతాలు అనే సత్త్వాలు పుట్టాయి.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse attributed to Vyāsa/Śaunaka tradition)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it contrasts the pure Self with mind-born afflictions—anger generates disorderly forces (bhūta/preta imagery), implying that spiritual clarity requires mastery over krodha and the guṇas.
The verse points to inner discipline central to Yoga-shāstra: krodha-nigraha (restraint of anger), cultivation of sattva through japa, dhyāna, and śānti—preconditions emphasized in Kurma Purana’s broader soteriology (including Pāśupata-oriented purification).
Not explicitly; yet the shared Purāṇic ethic—purifying wrath and stabilizing consciousness—fits the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths converge on inner transformation and liberation.