Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 39
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
इत्येवमुक्तो मुरुणा ब्रह्मन् हरिहयस्तदा स्वर्गराज्यं परित्यज्य भूचरः समजायत
ityevamukto muruṇā brahman harihayastadā svargarājyaṃ parityajya bhūcaraḥ samajāyata
હે બ્રાહ્મણ! મુરુએ આમ કહ્યે ત્યારે હરિહય (ઇન્દ્ર) એ સ્વર્ગરાજ્યનો પરિત્યાગ કરીને ભૂચર, એટલે પૃથ્વી પર ફરનાર બન્યો.
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FAQs
‘Harihaya’ is an epithet applied here to Indra, indicating the king of the gods who is being compelled to relinquish Svarga due to Muru’s pressure/hostility in the narrative.
It primarily signals political and cosmic displacement: Indra, deprived of heavenly rule, is forced into an earthly condition (wandering or residing on earth), a common Purāṇic motif when devas lose their station.
Episodes of Indra’s loss and recovery of Svarga often frame the need for divine intervention (frequently Viṣṇu’s aid in other contexts). Here it functions as a narrative hinge: the deva order is destabilized, enabling subsequent conflicts and restorations.