Shloka 19

Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तवन्तं भगवानब्रवीद् भीतमानसम् / रुद्रार्चनरतो वान्यो मद्वशे को न तिष्ठति

Transliteration

ityuktavantaṃ bhagavānabravīd bhītamānasam / rudrārcanarato vānyo madvaśe ko na tiṣṭhati

Translation

یوں کہنے والے خوف زدہ دل بادشاہ سے بھگوان نے فرمایا: “رُدر کی ارچنا میں رَت ہو یا کسی اور میں—میرے اختیار سے باہر کون ہے؟”

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इति-समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative)

• uktavantam: the one who had spoken
• uktavantam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्यय भूतकृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• bhītamānasam: whose mind was afraid
• bhītamānasam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (भीतं मानसम् यस्य/भीतमानसम्); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (उक्तवन्तम्)

• rudrārcanarataḥ: devoted to Rudra-worship
• rudrārcanarataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य अर्चने रतः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• anyaḥ: another (person)
• anyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• madvaśe: under my control
• madvaśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मम वशः); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• tiṣṭhati: stands/remains
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Bhagavan (Lord Vishnu/Kurma, asserting supreme sovereignty while affirming Rudra-worship)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan
• Rudra
• Kurma (implied as speaker in Kurma Purana narrative frame)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents a single supreme Ishvara whose sovereignty encompasses all religious orientations, implying one ultimate Self/Controller behind diverse forms of devotion.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

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.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

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.