Shloka 24
Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla
आलोक्यासौ भगवानुग्रकर्मा देवो रुद्रो भूतभर्ता पुराणः / एकं भक्तं मत्परं मां स्मरन्तं देहीतीमं कालमूचे ममेति
ālokyāsau bhagavānugrakarmā devo rudro bhūtabhartā purāṇaḥ / ekaṃ bhaktaṃ matparaṃ māṃ smarantaṃ dehītīmaṃ kālamūce mameti
তেওঁক দেখি উগ্ৰকৰ্মা ভগৱান—পুৰাতন ভূতভৰ্তা দেৱ ৰুদ্ৰ—সেই মুহূর্ততে কালে ক’লে: “মোৰ পৰায়ণ আৰু মোৰ স্মৰণত ৰত এই এক ভক্তক মোক দিয়া; ই মোৰ।”
Rudra (Shiva)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the liberating focus as single-pointed remembrance of the Lord; the devotee’s consciousness becomes aligned with the supreme reality through unwavering devotion (matpara), implying that realization is secured by divine grace responding to inner absorption.
The key practice is smaraṇa—continuous remembrance/mental recitation of the deity—functioning like dhyāna (meditation) and ekāgratā (one-pointedness), a bhakti-oriented discipline compatible with Pāśupata-style devotion and surrender.
By placing salvific power in devotion to Rudra while remaining within the Kurma Purana’s broader harmonizing theology, it supports the non-sectarian Purāṇic stance that the supreme Lord is accessed through sincere devotion—whether named as Shiva/Rudra or Vishnu/Kurma—without contradiction.