Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Yuga-Dharma: The Four Ages, Decline of Dharma, and the Rise of Social Order
तेन ता वर्तयन्ति स्म त्रेतायुगमुखे प्रिजाः / हृष्टपुष्टास्तया सिद्ध्या सर्वा वै विगतज्वराः
tena tā vartayanti sma tretāyugamukhe prijāḥ / hṛṣṭapuṣṭāstayā siddhyā sarvā vai vigatajvarāḥ
Sa pamamagitan ng dharma/disiplinang iyon namuhay at kumilos ang mga tao sa pinakasimula ng Tretā-yuga; at dahil sa ganap na katuparang iyon, silang lahat ay naging masaya, malusog at busog sa lakas, tunay na malaya sa lagnat at pighati.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic account to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents dharma-yukta living as producing inner and outer cooling (vigata-jvara). In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such purification prepares the mind for Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) taught more explicitly in the Ishvara Gītā.
The verse emphasizes disciplined conduct (ācāra) and its siddhi (efficacy). In Kurma Purana terms, sustained observance—aligned with yuga-dharma and supported by yoga-shastra—purifies the being, yielding steadiness, vitality, and freedom from ‘jvara’ (both disease and the burning of rajas/tamas).
It does so implicitly through the shared Purāṇic ethic: dharma-yoga produces siddhi and wellbeing regardless of sectarian framing. This harmonizes with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, where devotion and discipline lead toward the same highest good.