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
Assim interpelado, o Senhor Bem-aventurado disse ao que estava com a mente amedrontada: “Seja alguém dedicado ao culto de Rudra ou a qualquer outra coisa, quem não permanece sob o Meu governo?”
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.