Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma
वेदना च सुतं चापि दुः खं जज्ञे ऽथ रौरवात् / मृत्योर्व्याधिजराशोकतृष्णाक्रोधाश्च जज्ञिरे
vedanā ca sutaṃ cāpi duḥ khaṃ jajñe 'tha rauravāt / mṛtyorvyādhijarāśokatṛṣṇākrodhāśca jajñire
จากเราُรวะบังเกิดเวทนา และมีบุตรคือ “ทุกขะ” (ความทุกข์) จากมฤตยูจึงกำเนิดโรค ชรา โศก ตัณหา และโกรธ
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By cataloging pain, death, disease, craving, and anger as “born” (jajñe/jajñire), the verse frames them as contingent products within saṃsāra—implying the Ātman stands prior to and distinct from these changing afflictions, as the witnessing consciousness sought in yoga.
While not naming a specific technique, the verse points to the yogic task central to the Kaurma tradition: reducing tṛṣṇā (craving) and krodha (anger) through vairāgya (dispassion), self-restraint, and contemplative discernment—foundational attitudes that mature into Pāśupata-oriented devotion and meditation on Īśvara.
Indirectly: it treats suffering as a universal saṃsāric condition rather than sectarian doctrine, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s non-dual devotional ethos where liberation is approached through Īśvara—honored in both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms—by transcending craving and anger.