Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, 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
ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏ព្រះពរ បានមានព្រះបន្ទូលទៅកាន់អ្នកដែលចិត្តភ័យថា៖ «មិនថាអ្នកឧស្សាហ៍បូជាព្រះរុទ្រៈ ឬបូជាអ្វីផ្សេងទៀត—មានអ្នកណាមិនស្ថិតក្រោមអំណាចរបស់យើងទេ?»
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.