Rudrakoṭi, Madhuvana, Puṣpanagarī, and Kālañjara — Śveta’s Bhakti and the Subjugation of Kāla
कालञ्जरं महातीर्थं लोके रुद्रो महेश्वरः / कालं जरितवान् देवो यत्र भक्तिप्रियो हरः
kālañjaraṃ mahātīrthaṃ loke rudro maheśvaraḥ / kālaṃ jaritavān devo yatra bhaktipriyo haraḥ
Kālañjara được đời tôn xưng là đại thánh địa, bến vượt linh thiêng. Tại đó, Rudra—Đại Tự Tại (Maheśvara)—đã làm mòn và vượt thắng cả Kāla, tức Thời Gian. Ở nơi ấy, Hara, vị Thần yêu mến bhakti, đặc biệt hoan hỷ trước lòng sùng kính của người hành hương.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing sages/seekers in a tirtha-mahatmya section
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
By portraying Rudra as one who can “wear away Time,” the verse points to the transcendence of the Lord beyond temporality—hinting that the highest reality is not bound by time and decay, a key Purāṇic marker of the Supreme.
The verse emphasizes bhakti as the effective spiritual means: the Lord at Kālañjara is “bhaktipriya,” suggesting devotion, pilgrimage with reverence, and focused worship as purifying disciplines aligned with Purāṇic sādhanā.
Within the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, a Vishnu-voice (Kurma) can glorify Rudra/Hara as supreme and devotion-responsive, reflecting the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava harmony rather than sectarian separation.