Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 42
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
दानवाश्चापरे रौद्रा मयतारपुरोगमाः मुरमासाद्य मोदन्ते स्वर्गे सुकुतिनो यथा
dānavāścāpare raudrā mayatārapurogamāḥ muramāsādya modante svarge sukutino yathā
Dānavā lain yang garang pun—dipimpin oleh Maya dan Tāraka—setelah mencapai Mura, bersukacita sebagaimana orang-orang beramal saleh bersukacita di surga.
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FAQs
They function as named leaders (purogama) among the Dānavas. Maya is widely remembered as the master architect and wielder of māyā (illusion), while Tāraka is a prominent Asura name in Purāṇic cycles. Naming them marks an organized Asura coalition rather than a random host.
The simile underscores the intensity and self-assuredness of their delight—yet it can also carry irony: unlike the sukṛtins whose svarga-enjoyment is earned by dharma, the Dānavas’ rejoicing is tied to power and conquest, often short-lived in Purāṇic moral logic.
In this construction (muram āsādya), it most naturally reads as a person—Mura, an Asura. The name also evokes Viṣṇu’s epithet Murāri (‘enemy/slayer of Mura’), hinting at later divine opposition.