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
Having come together and paid obeisance to him, he reported the undertaking concerning Mura. He (the Lord) then said: “Go today to me (i.e., to my presence/command) and dispatch (summon/send forth) the great Asura.”
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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.