Vamana Purana — Shukra's Curse on King Danda, Shloka 82

Shukra’s Curse on King Danda and Andhaka’s Challenge to Shiva

Devanagari script

कालिन्द्या विमले तीर्थे मृगपक्षिसमन्विते श्रकण्ठायतनस्याग्रे मया सत्यं तवोदितम्

Transliteration

kālindyā vimale tīrthe mṛgapakṣisamanvite śrakaṇṭhāyatanasyāgre mayā satyaṃ tavoditam

Translation

عند تيرثا كَالِندِي (Kālindī) الطاهر، حيث تجتمع الظباء والطيور، أمام مزار شْرَكَڼْثَ (Śrakaṇṭha)—هذا هو الحق الذي أخبرتُكِ به.

Speakers

• Kapi (monkey) to Apsarā

Primary Deities

• Shiva (as Śrakaṇṭha)

Key Themes

• Sacred river tīrtha (Kālindī)
• Temple-centered geography (āyatana)
• Truth as narrative authentication
• Nature imagery in tīrtha description

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the Kālindī in Purāṇic geography?

Kālindī is a well-known river-name, commonly identified with the Yamunā. Here it functions as the chapter’s primary geographic anchor for a specific tīrtha described as ‘vimala’ (pure).

Who/what is “Śrakaṇṭha,” and why is there an āyatana?

Śrakaṇṭha is presented as a shrine-deity (āyatana = temple/abode). The name aligns with Śaiva nomenclature (a form/epithet of Śiva), indicating a Śiva-centered sacred site situated at or near the Kālindī tīrtha.

Why mention deer and birds (mṛga-pakṣi-samanvita) in a tīrtha verse?

Such ecological markers are typical in Purāṇic tīrtha-topography: they signal a forested, auspicious, ascetic-friendly landscape and help ‘map’ the site as a living sacred environment rather than a purely abstract location.