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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order

Devanagari script

विपर्ययेण तासां तु तेन तत्कालभाविना / प्रणश्यन्ति ततः सर्वे वृक्षास्ते गृहसंज्ञिताः

Transliteration

viparyayeṇa tāsāṃ tu tena tatkālabhāvinā / praṇaśyanti tataḥ sarve vṛkṣāste gṛhasaṃjñitāḥ

Translation

แต่เมื่อสภาพของพวกเขากลับกลายเป็นตรงข้าม ด้วยความเปลี่ยนแปลงอันเป็นของกาลนั้น หมู่ไม้ที่เรียกว่า ‘เรือน’ ทั้งหมดก็พินาศสิ้นไปโดยสิ้นเชิง

Word by Word

विपर्ययेणby/through the reversal

तासाम्of them

तुbut

तेनby that

तत्-काल-भाविनाoccurring at that time

प्रणश्यन्तिperish/are destroyed

ततःthereupon

सर्वेall

वृक्षाःtrees

तेthose

गृह-संज्ञिताःcalled 'houses'

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Purāṇic discourse (instructional passage in Kurma Purana context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

Kurma Purana

gṛha-saṃjñita vṛkṣa

kāla (Time)

FAQs

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

By highlighting that even ‘house-trees’ (supports of domestic life) perish under time’s reversal, the verse implies the Atman is to be sought as that which is not time-conditioned (akāla/avināśin), unlike worldly supports.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse supports the Yogic discipline of vairāgya (dispassion): recognizing the time-bound collapse of external supports becomes a basis for inner steadiness (dharma, dhyāna) and for turning the mind toward Īśvara rather than transient household securities.

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

Indirectly, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis by emphasizing kāla-driven impermanence and the need to take refuge in the single Supreme Lord (Īśvara) beyond change—taught across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frames in this Purāṇa.