Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 30
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
कश्यपस्यौरसः पुत्रो मुरो नाम दनुद्भवः स ददर्श रणे शस्तान् दितिपुत्रान् सुरोत्तमैः
kaśyapasyaurasaḥ putro muro nāma danudbhavaḥ sa dadarśa raṇe śastān ditiputrān surottamaiḥ
مورا، ابنٌ مولودٌ من صلب كاشيابا ومن سلالة دانو، رأى في ساحة القتال أبناءَ ديتي وقد صرعهم أرفعُ الآلهة بسلاحهم.
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FAQs
Mura is introduced as a Danava (danudbhava), and the text also calls him Kaśyapa’s direct son (aurasa). Purāṇas often foreground lineage to situate a character within the larger Deva–Asura genealogical map: Danu’s descendants (Dānavas) and Diti’s descendants (Daityas) are distinct but allied demonic groupings, both tracing back to Kaśyapa.
It indicates that the Daityas (sons of Diti) were cut down by the foremost Devas. This defeat functions as the narrative trigger for Mura’s fear and subsequent tapas (austerity) to obtain protection or power.
No. Unlike many Vāmana Purāṇa passages that anchor events in tīrthas and rivers, this verse is purely narrative and genealogical, with no named place.