Shloka 33
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
एको रुद्रस्त्वं करोषीह विश्वं त्वं पालयस्यखिलं विश्वरूपः / त्वामेवान्ते निलयं विन्दतीदं नमामस्त्वां शरणं संप्रपन्नाः
eko rudrastvaṃ karoṣīha viśvaṃ tvaṃ pālayasyakhilaṃ viśvarūpaḥ / tvāmevānte nilayaṃ vindatīdaṃ namāmastvāṃ śaraṇaṃ saṃprapannāḥ
Du allein bist Rudra; hier bringst du das Universum hervor, und in universaler Gestalt beschützt du die ganze Schöpfung. Am Ende findet diese Welt ihre Ruhestätte allein in dir. Wir verneigen uns vor dir — wir haben bei dir Zuflucht genommen.
Sages/devotees offering a hymn to Rudra (as the Supreme Lord) within the Purva-bhaga narrative frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents one Supreme Reality addressed as Rudra who alone creates, sustains, and absorbs the cosmos—implying the Self/Ishvara as the single ground in which the world arises and into which it returns.
The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (complete refuge/surrender) and contemplative recognition of the Lord as viśvarūpa (all-pervading), aligning devotion and meditation toward the one Ishvara who governs creation, preservation, and dissolution.
By declaring “You alone are Rudra” while describing the universal Lord who creates and sustains all, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the Supreme is one, expressed through names/forms such as Rudra and the all-pervading Lord.