Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 57
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
इत्येवमुक्तो देवेन शङ्करेम तपोधनः मूर्त्ति स्थाप्य कुरुक्षेत्रे ब्रह्मलोकमगाद् वशी
ityevamukto devena śaṅkarema tapodhanaḥ mūrtti sthāpya kurukṣetre brahmalokamagād vaśī
Demikianlah, setelah ditegur oleh dewa Śaṅkara, sang pertapa yang kaya dengan tapa, sesudah mendirikan mūrti di Kurukṣetra, pergi—dengan penguasaan diri—ke Brahmaloka.
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FAQs
The epithet indicates Maṅkaṇaka (named in the next verse), portraying him as an ascetic whose true ‘wealth’ is tapas—an idiom common in Purāṇic and epic Sanskrit.
Vaśī underscores inner discipline (sense-control), marking the attainment of Brahmaloka as aligned with both external dharma (mūrti-sthāpana) and internal mastery (tapas/saṃyama).
Although the Vāmana Purāṇa is Vaiṣṇava-identified by title, many sections are ecumenical. Here Śaṅkara is the active bestower of tīrtha-phala, reflecting Purāṇic Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava coexistence within shared pilgrimage geographies.