Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
नमो रुद्राय महते देवदेवाय शूलिने / त्र्यम्बकाय त्रिनेत्राय योगिनां गुरवे नमः
namo rudrāya mahate devadevāya śūline / tryambakāya trinetrāya yogināṃ gurave namaḥ
នមស្ការដល់រុទ្រាដ៏មហិមា ព្រះនៃព្រះទាំងអស់ អ្នកកាន់ត្រីសូល; នមស្ការដល់ត្រ្យម્બក (Tryambaka) ព្រះមានភ្នែកបី; នមស្ការដល់គ្រូរបស់យោគីទាំងឡាយ។
A narrator/reciter within the Purāṇic discourse (Rudra-stuti section; voiced as a hymn of praise rather than a direct dialogue line)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By praising Rudra as “Mahān” and “Devadeva,” the verse points to a single supreme principle revered as the highest Lord—approached through devotion and recognized as the ultimate refuge behind all divine forms.
The verse emphasizes Guru-tattva in yoga: Rudra is named “the Guru of yogins,” implying disciplined practice under higher guidance—inner concentration, mantra-japa, and contemplative absorption oriented to the Lord as the source of yogic realization (a key Pāśupata-Shiva framing within the Kūrma tradition).
In the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, such hymns allow devotion to Śiva as supreme without contradicting Vaiṣṇava reverence—presenting a shared, non-dual orientation where the highest reality is honored through multiple divine names and functions.