Shloka 2
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
कलौ प्रमारको रोगः सततं क्षुद् भयं तथा / अनावृष्टिभयं घोरं देशानां च विपर्ययः
kalau pramārako rogaḥ satataṃ kṣud bhayaṃ tathā / anāvṛṣṭibhayaṃ ghoraṃ deśānāṃ ca viparyayaḥ
在迦梨时代，致命疫病将盛行；饥馑之惧常相随；又有可怖的旱灾之惧；诸方国土亦将陷于紊乱与颠倒。
Suta (narrator) conveying the Purana’s account to the sages at Naimisharanya
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Atman; it frames Kali-yuga as an age of external instability (disease, famine, drought), implying the need to seek inner steadiness through dharma and spiritual discipline rather than relying on changing worldly conditions.
No specific technique is named in this line; in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava framework, such Kali-yuga dangers function as a prompt toward sādhana—devotion (bhakti), mantra-japa, and disciplined conduct aligned with yoga-shastra and varnashrama dharma.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; however, within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, the shared remedy to Kali-yuga disorder is devotion and yogic-dharmic practice oriented to the one Supreme Lord revered through both Shaiva and Vaishnava forms.