Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 12

Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology

Devanagari script

ये जलं तावके तीर्थे पीत्वा संयमिनो नराः

Transliteration

ye jalaṃ tāvake tīrthe pītvā saṃyamino narāḥ

Translation

Orang-orang lelaki yang, setelah meminum air di tīrtha-mu, menjadi insan yang menahan diri dan berdisiplin…

Speakers

• (Contextual frame) A narrator-sage describes the merit of a specific tirtha to an inquirer (exact interlocutors not supplied in the excerpt).

Key Themes

• Tirtha Mahima
• Purificatory power of tirtha-water
• Saṃyama (self-restraint) as fruit of pilgrimage

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the implied promise of this half-verse?

It introduces a phalaśruti: drinking the tirtha-water is said to generate saṃyama—inner restraint and disciplined conduct—indicating not merely physical purification but ethical transformation.

Does ‘tāvake tīrthe’ mean the tirtha is personified?

Yes. Mahātmya passages frequently address a tirtha (or its presiding deity) directly as ‘yours/your’, treating the place as a living sacred power whose water conveys merit.

Is any specific river or lake identifiable here?

Not from this line alone. The verse only states ‘your tirtha’; the precise hydronym/toponym must be recovered from surrounding verses of Adhyaya 34.