Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
मिथ्याधीतसमाचारा मिथ्याज्ञानप्रलापिनः / प्राप्य घोरं कलियुगं कलिजैः किल पीडिताः
mithyādhītasamācārā mithyājñānapralāpinaḥ / prāpya ghoraṃ kaliyugaṃ kalijaiḥ kila pīḍitāḥ
Ang kanilang asal ay huhubugin ng huwad na pag-aaral, at sila’y magdadaldal tungkol sa peke na ‘kaalaman’. Pagpasok sa kakila-kilabot na Panahon ng Kali, tunay ngang pahihirapan sila ng mga isinilang mula kay Kali—mga puwersa at taong mapanira.
Traditional Purana narrator (Sūta/Pauraṇika voice) describing Kali-yuga characteristics within the Kurma Purana’s discourse framework
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it warns that in Kali-yuga people mistake mere talk and borrowed learning for true jñāna; genuine Self-knowledge requires disciplined conduct and inner realization rather than “mithyā-jñāna”.
No single technique is named; the verse emphasizes the prerequisite for yoga—śuddha-ācāra (purified conduct) and right understanding—without which practice degenerates into empty speech, a common Kali-yuga pitfall noted across Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga framing.
Not explicitly; however, the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis frames true knowledge as devotion and discipline aligned to Īśvara, while condemning sectarian or performative “pseudo-knowledge” typical of Kali-yuga.