Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

ये जलं तावके तीर्थे पीत्वा संयमिनो नराः

Transliteration

ye jalaṃ tāvake tīrthe pītvā saṃyamino narāḥ

Translation

الرجال الذين إذا شربوا ماءَ تيرثاك المقدّس صاروا أهلَ ضبطٍ للنفس وانضباط…

Speakers

• (Contextual frame) A narrator-sage describes the merit of a specific tirtha to an inquirer (exact interlocutors not supplied in the excerpt).

Key Themes

• Tirtha Mahima
• Purificatory power of tirtha-water
• Saṃyama (self-restraint) as fruit of pilgrimage

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the implied promise of this half-verse?

It introduces a phalaśruti: drinking the tirtha-water is said to generate saṃyama—inner restraint and disciplined conduct—indicating not merely physical purification but ethical transformation.

Does ‘tāvake tīrthe’ mean the tirtha is personified?

Yes. Mahātmya passages frequently address a tirtha (or its presiding deity) directly as ‘yours/your’, treating the place as a living sacred power whose water conveys merit.

Is any specific river or lake identifiable here?

Not from this line alone. The verse only states ‘your tirtha’; the precise hydronym/toponym must be recovered from surrounding verses of Adhyaya 34.