Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Prayāga-māhātmya — The Greatness of Prayāga and the Discipline of Pilgrimage
तस्मात् स्वर्गात् परिभ्रष्टः क्षीणकर्मा नरोत्तम / हिरण्यरत्नसंपूर्णे समृद्धे जायते कुले
tasmāt svargāt paribhraṣṭaḥ kṣīṇakarmā narottama / hiraṇyaratnasaṃpūrṇe samṛddhe jāyate kule
అందువల్ల పుణ్యం క్షీణించినప్పుడు ఆ నరోత్తముడు స్వర్గం నుండి పడిపోతాడు; బంగారం, రత్నాలతో నిండిన సమృద్ధ కుటుంబంలో మళ్లీ జన్మిస్తాడు.
Suta (narrating the Purana to the sages, conveying the teaching on karma-phala)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It implies that heavenly enjoyment is a karmic state that begins and ends; the enduring Self is not secured by Svarga but by knowledge and liberation-oriented discipline beyond merit and demerit.
No single technique is named in this verse; its practical thrust is vairāgya—dispassion toward heaven as a temporary result—supporting the Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where Yoga and devotion aim at moksha rather than finite heavenly rewards.
Indirectly: by treating Svarga as impermanent, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian emphasis that liberation depends on the Supreme Lord’s grace and true discipline (taught across both Shaiva and Vaishnava frames), not merely on ritual merit.