Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 51
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
समेत्य चाभिवाद्यैनं प्रोवाच मुरचेष्टितम् स चाह गच्छ मामद्य प्रेपयस्व महासुरम्
sametya cābhivādyainaṃ provāca muraceṣṭitam sa cāha gaccha māmadya prepayasva mahāsuram
അവിടെ എത്തി വന്ദനം ചെയ്ത് മുരനുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കാര്യവൃത്താന്തം അറിയിച്ചു. അപ്പോൾ ഭഗവാൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇന്നുതന്നെ പോയി ആ മഹാസുരനെ പ്രേഷിപ്പിക്കുക (വിളിച്ചു അയക്കുക).”
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FAQs
The verse implies an intermediary—typically a messenger, attendant, or divine agent—who has approached Vāsudeva, saluted him, and then receives instructions to send for or set in motion action involving a powerful Asura.
It functions as a compact narrative marker: either ‘Mura’s activity/plot’ that has been reported, or ‘the undertaking concerning Mura’ (i.e., the plan to confront or manage Mura). The compound signals that the episode is focused on Mura’s affair.
No. This verse is purely narrative/administrative in tone and does not name rivers, forests, or pilgrimage sites.