Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 63
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
नमो ऽस्तु कालरुद्राय कालरूपाय ते नमः / स्वर्गापवर्गदात्रे च नमो ऽप्रतिहतात्मने
namo 'stu kālarudrāya kālarūpāya te namaḥ / svargāpavargadātre ca namo 'pratihatātmane
カーラルドラに敬礼。まさに時（カーラ）を御姿とする汝に敬礼。天界と解脱を授ける御方に敬礼。妨げられず、打ち負かされぬ自己をもつ御方に敬礼。
A devotee/supplicant within the Kurma Purana narrative (stotra-style praise addressed to Rudra/Śiva as Kāla)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It portrays the Lord as “apratihatātman”—the Self that cannot be obstructed—implying an ultimate reality beyond limitation, whose power is not checked by time, fate, or any opposing force.
The verse models stotra-bhakti as a yogic support: contemplative remembrance of Rudra as Kāla (Time) and as the giver of both worldly reward (svarga) and final release (apavarga), aligning aspiration from dharma to mokṣa.
By identifying the praised Lord with the cosmic principle of Kāla and as bestower of mokṣa, it supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic vision where the supreme function—granting liberation—transcends sectarian division and points to a single Lord understood through Śiva/Rudra and also resonant with Viṣṇu’s supreme role.