Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 29
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
पुलस्त्य उवाच श्रुयतां कथयिष्यामि मुरासुरनिबर्हणम् विचित्रमिदमाख्यानं पुण्यं पापप्रणाशनम्
pulastya uvāca śruyatāṃ kathayiṣyāmi murāsuranibarhaṇam vicitramidamākhyānaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam
পুলস্ত্য বললেন—শোনো, আমি মুর নামক অসুরের বিনাশের কথা বলব। এই আখ্যান বিচিত্র, পুণ্যদায়ক এবং পাপনাশক।
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FAQs
It is a phalaśruti-style marker: the act of attentive listening/recitation is framed as spiritually efficacious, aligning narrative reception with ritual merit and purification.
Both: ‘wondrous’ signals marvels typical of Purāṇic myth, while also indicating that the episode carries layered meaning—ethical (evil’s defeat), theological (Viṣṇu’s protection), and often tīrtha-linked sanctification in the broader section.
Not in this śloka. The verse prepares for the account; geographical anchoring (if present in the chapter) must be extracted from subsequent verses that name rivers, tīrthas, forests, or regions.