Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Cosmic Manifestation, Mahāmāyā’s Mandate, Varṇāśrama-Dharma, and the Unity of the Trimūrti
ततः सा सहजा सिद्धिस्तासां नातीव जायते / रजोमात्रात्मिकास्तासां सिद्धयो ऽन्यास्तदाभवन्
tataḥ sā sahajā siddhistāsāṃ nātīva jāyate / rajomātrātmikāstāsāṃ siddhayo 'nyāstadābhavan
Bởi vậy, sự thành tựu bẩm sinh ấy không còn phát sinh mạnh mẽ nơi họ; thay vào đó, những thành tựu khác—mang tính rajas là chủ yếu—liền xuất hiện cho họ khi ấy.
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By contrasting “innate perfection” with rajasic attainments, the verse implies that true fulfillment is natural to the Self and is obscured when consciousness is dominated by rajas; siddhis born of agitation are not the same as Self-realization.
The verse cautions that when practice is driven by rajas (restlessness, desire for power or display), practitioners tend to gain secondary yogic powers rather than the deeper, natural siddhi of steady inner realization emphasized in the Kurma Purana’s yoga discourse.
Indirectly: the Kurma Purana’s synthesis treats true siddhi as arising from inner purity and devotion to the supreme Lord beyond the guṇas—honored as Hari-Hara in spirit—whereas rajasic powers are portrayed as inferior, regardless of sectarian labeling.