Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 79

Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच एतत् पुराणं परमं महर्षे योगाङ्गयुक्तं च सदैव यच्च तथैव चोग्रं भयहारि मानवं वदामि ते साध्य निशामयैनम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca etat purāṇaṃ paramaṃ maharṣe yogāṅgayuktaṃ ca sadaiva yacca tathaiva cograṃ bhayahāri mānavaṃ vadāmi te sādhya niśāmayainam

Translation

Brahmā said: “O great seer, this Purāṇa is supreme—ever endowed with the limbs of yoga; it is also formidable (in its power) and removes fear for human beings. I shall declare it to you; O worthy one, listen to it.”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘पुराणम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुराणम्)

• महर्षे: O great sage
• महर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• योगाङ्ग-युक्तम्: endowed with the limbs of yoga
• योगाङ्ग-युक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग-अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘युक्त’; तत्पुरुषसमासः (योगस्य अङ्गैः युक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Kala (काल/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमूहः; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always indeed)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम; ‘यत् ... तत्’ भावः

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• उग्रम्: fierce / powerful
• उग्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुराणम्/एतत्)

• भय-हारि: fear-dispelling
• भय-हारि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम्

• मानवम्: beneficial for humans / pertaining to humans
• मानवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुराणम्)

• वदामि: I tell / I declare
• वदामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you) ग्राह्या

• साध्य: O Sādhya
• साध्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; देवगणविशेषः/सम्बोधन

• निशामय: listen / attend
• निशामय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-शम्/शम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘श्रुणु/अवधारय’ इत्यर्थे

• एनम्: this (it)
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘पुराणम्’ प्रति निर्देशः

Speakers

• Brahmā speaking to a Maharṣi (great seer) as the listener/recipient.

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Authority and supremacy of the Purāṇa
• Yoga as a validating framework for dharma
• Fear-removal through sacred hearing (śravaṇa)
• Didactic framing before ethical instruction

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does it mean that the Purāṇa is “yogāṅga-yukta” (endowed with the limbs of yoga)?

It signals that the text is not merely narrative but is aligned with disciplined spiritual practice—ethical restraints, observances, and contemplative orientation—so that hearing/knowing it supports inner transformation, not only ritual merit.

Why is the Purāṇa called “ugra” (formidable) and yet “bhayahāri” (fear-removing)?

“Ugra” points to its potency: it speaks uncompromisingly about karma, sin, and consequences; precisely because it reveals and corrects fear-causing wrongdoing, it becomes “bhayahāri” for those who heed it.

How does this verse function structurally in the Vāmana Purāṇa?

It reads like a transition/closure line that authorizes the discourse and prepares the listener for the next unit—here, the ensuing catalog of sins and hells (narakas) in the following chapter.