Shloka 46
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
त्वं तु धर्मरतो नित्यं पालयैतदतन्द्रितः / चातुर्वर्ण्यसमायुक्तमशेषं क्षितिमण्डलम्
tvaṃ tu dharmarato nityaṃ pālayaitadatandritaḥ / cāturvarṇyasamāyuktamaśeṣaṃ kṣitimaṇḍalam
Adapun engkau, yang sentiasa teguh pada dharma, hendaklah menjaga dan memerintah—tanpa lalai—seluruh lingkaran bumi ini, yang tersusun lengkap menurut empat varṇa.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing King Indradyumna
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames righteous kingship as alignment with dharma—an outer expression of inner order—rather than offering an explicit Atman doctrine in this verse.
No specific meditative technique is taught here; the discipline emphasized is atandratā (vigilant, steady attention), a yogic quality applied to rajadharma—self-control and sustained responsibility in protecting society.
The verse itself is administrative and dharmic; within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such dharma-instruction from Vishnu (Kurma) supports the same cosmic order upheld in Shaiva traditions, presenting governance as service to one overarching dharma.