Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 45
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
तमुपोत्याव्रवीद् दैत्यो युद्धं मे दीयतामिति नो चेन्निवर्ततां यज्ञो नेष्टव्या देवतास्त्वया
tamupotyāvravīd daityo yuddhaṃ me dīyatāmiti no cennivartatāṃ yajño neṣṭavyā devatāstvayā
Mendekatinya, sang Daitya berkata: “Berikan aku pertempuran; jika tidak, hentikan yajña ini—engkau tidak akan menyelesaikan pemujaan kepada para dewa.”
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FAQs
In Purāṇic narrative logic, yajña sustains Devas and cosmic order (ṛta/dharma). Obstructing it is a strategic act: by halting offerings, the Daitya weakens Deva power and asserts dominance over the ritual economy.
It is both a literal threat (preventing the rite’s completion) and a symbolic claim that the Daitya will replace Deva-centered order with asuric supremacy—an inversion of dharmic hierarchy.
Not here. This is a narrative-dharma moment within a larger text that often foregrounds geography; the verse itself is event-focused and contains no place-names.