Shloka 25
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
वामपाशुपताचारास्तथा वै पाञ्चरात्रिकाः / भविष्यन्ति कलौ तस्मिन् ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रियास्तथा
vāmapāśupatācārāstathā vai pāñcarātrikāḥ / bhaviṣyanti kalau tasmin brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāstathā
اسی کَلی یُگ میں بائیں ہاتھ کے پاشوپت آچار کے پیرو اور نیز پانچراتر پرمپرا میں رَت—ایسے برہمن اور کشتری بھی پیدا ہوں گے۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking to King Indradyumna (Kali-yuga prognostication context)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily socioreligious prophecy about Kali-yuga communities; it does not directly define Ātman, but it implies that spiritual identity and religious practice will diversify across varṇas, setting the stage for later teachings where the one Lord is approached through multiple disciplines.
The verse points to Pāśupata observance (often associated with Śaiva discipline and ascetic-yogic praxis) and the Pāñcarātra system (Vaiṣṇava ritual, mantra, and temple-based sādhana). It highlights the coexistence of different sādhanā-streams in Kali-yuga rather than detailing a single meditation technique.
By naming both a Śaiva stream (Pāśupata) and a Vaiṣṇava stream (Pāñcarātra) within the same prophetic frame, the Kurma Purana signals a synthetic outlook: the age will contain multiple legitimate approaches to the one divine reality, supporting the Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.