Vamana Purana — Harihara Revelation, Shloka 77
Harihara Revelation and the Kurukshetra Tirtha Cycle: Sthanu in Vishnu and the Sanctification of Saptasarasvata
एतत् तवोक्तं मुरदैत्यनाशनं कृतं हि युक्त्या शितचक्रपाणिना अतः प्रसिद्धिं समुपाजगाम मुरारिरित्येव विभुर्नृसिंहः
etat tavoktaṃ muradaityanāśanaṃ kṛtaṃ hi yuktyā śitacakrapāṇinā ataḥ prasiddhiṃ samupājagāma murārirityeva vibhurnṛsiṃhaḥ
«Ceci, comme tu l’as dit, est la destruction du daitya Mura, accomplie à propos par le porteur du disque tranchant. Ainsi le Seigneur qui pénètre tout, Nṛsiṃha, acquit la renommée sous le nom même de “Murāri”, l’ennemi de Mura.»
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FAQs
Purāṇic style often layers epithets to assert one supreme Viṣṇu across multiple manifestations. ‘Nṛsiṃha’ here functions as a recognition of the same vibhū (all-pervading Lord), even if the immediate act described is cakra-based rather than the Hiraṇyakaśipu episode.
It underscores propriety of means: the Lord’s action is not random violence but a dharmic, apt intervention using his characteristic weapon (śita-cakra), reinforcing the moral order of the narrative.
It provides nirukti (etymological justification) for a divine name—Murāri—anchoring theology in story: epithets are not merely poetic but arise from specific acts of cosmic protection.