Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 38
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
स गत्वा शक्रसदनं प्रोवाचेन्द्रं मुरस्तदा देहि युद्धं सहस्राक्ष नो चेत् स्वर्गं परित्यज
sa gatvā śakrasadanaṃ provācendraṃ murastadā dehi yuddhaṃ sahasrākṣa no cet svargaṃ parityaja
ولمّا بلغ قصر شَكْرا قال لإندرا حينئذٍ: «امنحني القتال، يا ذا الألف عين؛ وإلا فاهجر سْفَرْغا (السماء).»
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FAQs
It is a direct challenge to Indra’s kingship. In Purāṇic political theology, Svarga is not merely a place but a jurisdiction; demanding its abandonment is a claim to cosmic rulership and a test of Indra’s kṣātra obligation to defend his realm.
The epithet highlights Indra’s all-seeing vigilance and royal authority. In narrative terms, it sharpens the irony: even the ‘thousand-eyed’ ruler is being cornered, underscoring the aggressor’s temporary ascendancy.
The verse names (1) Śakra-sadana—Indra’s palace as a defined celestial locus, and (2) Svarga—the heavenly realm. Together with the prior verse’s Amarāvatī, they map the confrontation within Svarga’s capital complex.