Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 32
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
तानेकचित्तान् विज्ञाय देवान् देवपतिर्हरिः प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवत्तूर्णं कुरुक्षेत्रं स्वमाश्रमम
tānekacittān vijñāya devān devapatirhariḥ pragṛhyābhyadravattūrṇaṃ kurukṣetraṃ svamāśramama
神々が一意専心となったことを悟ると、神々の主ハリはただちに出立し、急ぎ足でクルクシェートラへ、そこにある自らのアーシュラマへと馳せ向かった。
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FAQs
The phrasing frames Kurukṣetra not merely as a battlefield remembered from epic tradition but as a living tīrtha where divinity is locally present. Calling it Hari’s ‘own hermitage’ sacralizes the landscape as a settled divine station (āśrama), reinforcing the Purāṇa’s geographic-theological mapping.
It indicates unanimity and single-pointed resolve—often a prerequisite in Purāṇic narratives for a successful approach to a deity. The gods’ unified intention functions like a collective vow, prompting Hari’s immediate movement.
Yes. The narrative motion toward a named kṣetra (Kurukṣetra) and a specific sacred locus (āśrama) is a hallmark of tīrtha sections: geography is activated by divine arrival, vision (darśana), and ensuing boons.