Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 7
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
कस्य चेमौ सुतौ वीरौ ख्यातौ शुम्भनिशुम्भकौ एतद् विस्तरतः सर्वं यथावद् वक्तुमर्हसि
kasya cemau sutau vīrau khyātau śumbhaniśumbhakau etad vistarataḥ sarvaṃ yathāvad vaktumarhasi
കൂടാതെ ഈ രണ്ടു വീരന്മാർ, പ്രസിദ്ധരായ ശുംഭനും നിശുംഭനും—ഇവർ ആരുടെ പുത്രന്മാർ? ഇതെല്ലാം യഥാവിധി വിശദമായി പറയുവാൻ നിങ്ങൾ യോഗ്യനാണ്।
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FAQs
By asking ‘whose sons,’ the text highlights that power and conduct arise within lineages and tendencies (guṇa/saṃskāra). The ethical lesson is that fame (khyāti) can attach to valor, but without dharma it becomes destructive and invites correction.
Vamśa/Vamśānucarita elements: inquiry into descent (vamśa) and the narrative of notable figures (anucarita). Such genealogical anchoring is a standard Purāṇic device to legitimize and contextualize mythic events.
Naming and lineage-questioning symbolically ‘locate’ chaos within the moral universe: even formidable adversaries have origins and causes, making the cosmic struggle intelligible rather than arbitrary.