Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
विनिन्दन्ति महादेवं ब्राह्मणान् पुरुषोत्तमम् / आम्नायधर्मशास्त्राणि पुराणानि कलौ युगे
vinindanti mahādevaṃ brāhmaṇān puruṣottamam / āmnāyadharmaśāstrāṇi purāṇāni kalau yuge
کلی یُگ میں لوگ مہادیو، برہمنوں اور پُروشوتم پرمیشور کی مذمت کریں گے؛ اور آمنای روایت، دھرم شاستروں اور پرانوں کی بھی توہین کریں گے۔
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing the sages (Kurma Purana dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By naming Puruṣottama as an object of revilement in Kali-yuga, the verse implies a decline in recognition of the Supreme Reality as the highest refuge; the loss is not of Atman itself, but of right understanding and reverence toward the Supreme Person.
No specific technique is prescribed in this line; instead it gives a Kali-yuga diagnostic: contempt for Mahādeva, Puruṣottama, and śāstra. In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual frame (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline), the corrective is śraddhā in guru–āmnāya, scriptural study, and devotion aligned with dharma.
By placing Mahādeva (Śiva) and Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu) together as equally dishonored in Kali-yuga, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: reverence to both forms of Īśvara is part of maintaining dharma, not a sectarian opposition.