Shloka 15
Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order
वक्ष्यामि ते समासेन युगधर्मान् नरेश्वर / न शक्यते मया पार्थ विस्तरेणाभिभाषितुम्
vakṣyāmi te samāsena yugadharmān nareśvara / na śakyate mayā pārtha vistareṇābhibhāṣitum
ข้าแต่พระราชาแห่งมนุษย์ ข้าพเจ้าจักกล่าวธรรมประจำยุคโดยสังเขป โอปารถะ ข้าพเจ้าไม่อาจอธิบายโดยพิสดารได้
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu), teaching the inquirer (a royal interlocutor) on yuga-dharma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not define Ātman directly; it frames a dharma-teaching method—giving a concise, practical outline suited to human capacity, a common Purāṇic approach where spiritual realization is supported through yuga-appropriate discipline.
No specific yoga technique is named in this verse; it signals a structured instruction on yuga-dharma, which in the Kurma Purana typically includes age-appropriate disciplines such as japa, vrata, dāna, and devotion—foundational supports for later yogic and theistic teachings.
The verse itself is neutral, focusing on dharma pedagogy; within the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such dharma instructions function as shared groundwork leading toward integrated devotion and yoga rather than sectarian division.