Shloka 33
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
इज्यते सर्वयज्ञेषु ब्राह्मणैर्वेदवादिभिः / सर्वकामप्रदो रुद्र इत्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः
ijyate sarvayajñeṣu brāhmaṇairvedavādibhiḥ / sarvakāmaprado rudra ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ
സകല യജ്ഞങ്ങളിലും വേദവാദികളായ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർ രുദ്രനെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നു. “രുദ്രൻ സർവകാമപ്രദൻ”—ഇതുതന്നെ വൈദിക ശ്രുതി.
Narratorial/teachings voice within the Purāṇic discourse (affirming Vedic śruti about Rudra)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By grounding Rudra’s worship in “vaidikī śruti,” the verse frames the deity praised in sacrifice as not merely a local god but as Veda-attested Lordship—implying a supreme, all-fulfilling divine principle accessible through dharmic rites.
This verse emphasizes karma-yoga in the Vedic mode—yajña performed with right doctrine (veda-vāda) and reverence. In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual arc, such purified ritual action supports inner discipline that later matures into devotion and contemplation.
By asserting Rudra’s universal presence in “all sacrifices” and validating it as śruti, the text advances the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: the same supreme reality is honored through different divine names and forms, supporting a non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony.