Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 6
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
कपालं दक्षिणे हस्ते सव्ये गृह्य कमण्डलुम् एकाहवासी वृक्षे हि शैलसानुनदीष्वटन्
kapālaṃ dakṣiṇe haste savye gṛhya kamaṇḍalum ekāhavāsī vṛkṣe hi śailasānunadīṣvaṭan
വലങ്കയ്യിൽ കപാലപാത്രവും ഇടങ്കയ്യിൽ കമണ്ഡലുവും എടുത്ത്, ഓരോ സ്ഥലത്തും ഒരു ദിവസം മാത്രം വസിച്ച്, വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾക്കിടയിലും പർവ്വതസാനുക്കളിലും നദീതീരങ്ങളിലും സഞ്ചരിച്ചു।
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FAQs
They function as emblematic ascetic implements: the kapāla signals radical renunciation and mortification, while the kamaṇḍalu indicates regulated purity and restraint. Together they mark a yati’s disciplined life rather than household ritual.
It denotes a vow of non-attachment to place—staying only one day prevents settling, property, or social entanglement. In a geography-centered Purāṇa, it also frames pilgrimage as continuous tapas across multiple sacred terrains.
No. The verse uses landscape-types (rivers, mountain-slopes, trees) rather than named sites; the specificity is supplied elsewhere in the chapter or surrounding tīrtha catalogues.