Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

स वासुदेववचनं श्रुत्वाभ्यागात् त्वरान्वितः एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दैत्यः संप्राप्तो नगरीं मुरः

Transliteration

sa vāsudevavacanaṃ śrutvābhyāgāt tvarānvitaḥ etasminnantare daityaḥ saṃprāpto nagarīṃ muraḥ

Translation

বাসুদেবের বাক্য শুনে সে ত্বরিতগতিতে রওনা হল। এই অন্তরে দৈত্য মুর নগরে এসে পৌঁছাল।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• वासुदेव-वचनम्: Vāsudeva’s words
• वासुदेव-वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वासुदेवस्य वचनम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावः (gerund)

• अभ्यागात्: came/approached
• अभ्यागात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वरा-अन्वितः: accompanied by haste
• त्वरा-अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अन्वि/अनु-इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ/सहचर्ये (त्वरया अन्वितः = endowed with haste)

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime/interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अधिकरणम् (in the interval)

• दैत्यः: the daitya
• दैत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• संप्राप्तः: arrived
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकर्तरि कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (having arrived)

• नगरīm: to the city
• नगरīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मुरः: Mura
• मुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speakers

• Narrative voice describing the messenger’s response and Mura’s arrival

Primary Deities

• Vishnu (Vāsudeva)

Key Themes

• Obedience to divine command
• Convergence of actors before conflict
• Daitya incursion into a city

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the narrative function of “etasmin antare” (meanwhile) here?

It creates simultaneity: as the agent moves swiftly in response to Vāsudeva’s instruction, Mura independently arrives at the city, tightening the plot and setting up an imminent encounter.

Does “nagarī” indicate a known sacred city in the Vāmana Purāṇa?

Not from this verse alone. ‘Nagarī’ is generic (‘the city’). Without adjacent verses naming it, it cannot be securely mapped to a specific sacred geography.

Is Mura portrayed as a Daitya in this passage?

Yes. The verse explicitly labels him ‘daityaḥ … muraḥ,’ classifying Mura among the Daityas and framing the episode within the Purāṇic demon-conflict motif.