Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 26
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
नारद उवाच को ऽसौ सुरारिर्देवर्षे देवो यक्षो नु किन्नरः दैत्यो राक्षसो वापि पार्थिवो वा तदुच्यताम्
nārada uvāca ko 'sau surārirdevarṣe devo yakṣo nu kinnaraḥ daityo rākṣaso vāpi pārthivo vā taducyatām
Nārada dit : « Ô devarṣi, qui est donc cet ennemi des dieux ? Est-ce un deva, un Yakṣa ou un Kinnara ? Ou bien un Daitya, un Rākṣasa, ou peut-être un roi des hommes ? Qu’on le dise. »
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FAQs
The list functions as a Purāṇic classificatory net: before a figure is named, the text situates him within cosmological/social orders—celestial, liminal (yakṣa/kinnara), demonic (daitya/rākṣasa), or human political (pārthiva).
“Surāri” marks the person primarily by function—opposition to the devas—rather than by birth alone. This allows the narrative to reveal whether the threat is an asura by lineage, a fallen/hostile celestial, or a powerful human king disrupting cosmic balance.
No; the verse is a dialogic pivot preparing identification and backstory, without naming any rivers, forests, or pilgrimage sites.