Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

षण्मासाद् धारयिष्न्ति निवृत्ताः परपाकतः तेषां हृत्पङ्कजेष्वेव मल्लिङ्गं भविता ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

ṣaṇmāsād dhārayiṣnti nivṛttāḥ parapākataḥ teṣāṃ hṛtpaṅkajeṣveva malliṅgaṃ bhavitā dhruvam

Translation

В течение шести месяцев они будут хранить эту дисциплину, отвратившись от «варки» (то есть созревания) чужой пищи; и в лотосе их сердец непорочный лингам непременно проявится.

Speakers

• (Contextual frame) A narrator-sage continues the tirtha’s phalaśruti to an inquirer (exact interlocutors not supplied in the excerpt).

Primary Deities

• Shiva (implied by liṅga symbolism)

Key Themes

• Tirtha Mahima
• Vratācāra (observance of vows)
• Āhāra-niyama (dietary restraint)
• Antar-liṅga (internalization of Shiva)
• Purity (mala-śuddhi)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does ‘parapākataḥ nivṛttāḥ’ most likely mean in a tīrtha-mahātmya setting?

It commonly signals a discipline of food-restraint: refraining from eating food cooked by others (parapāka), or avoiding dependence on others’ provisions—an ascetic/vrata-like conduct that preserves ritual purity after drinking the tirtha-water.

How should ‘malliṅgaṃ’ be understood?

As ‘mala-rahita liṅga’—a spotless liṅga. The point is not a physical stone liṅga appearing, but the assured manifestation of Shiva’s liṅga-principle as inner realization in the heart-lotus.

Why is a six-month duration specified?

Māhātmya texts often quantify merit through time-bound observances. Here, the tirtha-water initiates a sustained period of purity/discipline, culminating in inner spiritual fruition (liṅga in the heart).