The Nature of Kali Yuga - Verse 29
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 30 · Verse 29
Sanskrit Original
स्थाणुं प्रपद्ये गिरिशं पुराणम। जाने महादेवमनेकरूपम।।
sthāṇuṃ prapadye giriśaṃ purāṇam| jāne mahādevamanekarūpam||
The Brahmanas and others will be considered heroes in their own communities. Those who had been cursed by the noble Gautama, will incarnate in those wombs (families) and they will revile god Hrsikesa, Brahmanas and expounders of Brahman (or the Vedas). 31-32a. Persons practising vows not sanctioned by the Vedas, of wicked behaviour and of futile efforts, will be deluding all other people by exhibiting the fruits thereof. Their minds are enveloped and vitiated with ignorance and these base people follow feline tricks. 32b-33a. In Kali age, Rudra, Mahadeva is the great¬ est lord of the worlds. He is the deity of deities and he shall achieve the welfare of all men. 33b-34. Sankara, Nilalohita, will take up incarnations for the purpose of establishing the Srauta (Vedic) and Smarta (belonging to the Smrtis) rites, with a desire for the welfare of his devotees. He will teach his disciples the knowledge pertaining to the Brahman.