Vamana Purana — Kuru's Consecration, Shloka 10
Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
ततो ऽस्य बुद्धिरुपन्ना कीर्तिर्लोके गरीयसी यावत्कीर्तिः सुसंस्था हि तावद्वासः सुरैः सह
tato 'sya buddhirupannā kīrtirloke garīyasī yāvatkīrtiḥ susaṃsthā hi tāvadvāsaḥ suraiḥ saha
Then his resolve became firm, and his fame in the world grew weighty. For as long as fame remains well-established, so long is one’s dwelling (as if) together with the gods.
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FAQs
The verse teaches that enduring fame arises from firm resolve aligned with dharma; such kīrti functions like a ‘living heaven’—a continued association with the divine in collective memory.
This aligns best with Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (ethical-historical account of a ruler’s conduct), rather than cosmogenesis (sarga/pratisarga).
‘Dwelling with the gods’ symbolizes that righteous reputation elevates a mortal’s status beyond death, making virtue socially and spiritually efficacious.