Shloka 19
Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla
इत्युक्तवन्तं भगवानब्रवीद् भीतमानसम् / रुद्रार्चनरतो वान्यो मद्वशे को न तिष्ठति
ityuktavantaṃ bhagavānabravīd bhītamānasam / rudrārcanarato vānyo madvaśe ko na tiṣṭhati
এ কথা বলা ভীতচিত্ত রাজাকে ভগবান বললেন—“রুদ্র-অর্চনায় রত হোক বা অন্য কিছুর প্রতি আসক্ত—আমার অধীন কে না থাকে?”
Bhagavan (Lord Vishnu/Kurma, asserting supreme sovereignty while affirming Rudra-worship)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a single supreme Ishvara whose sovereignty encompasses all religious orientations, implying one ultimate Self/Controller behind diverse forms of devotion.
The verse foregrounds bhakti as disciplined worship (arcana), especially Rudra-archana, while teaching that such practice culminates under one supreme divine order—consistent with Kurma Purana’s integrative Shaiva-Vaishnava soteriology.
It affirms Rudra-worship yet places it within the overarching sovereignty of Bhagavan, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis where Shiva devotion and Vishnu’s supreme Ishvara status are harmonized.