Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 29
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
पुलस्त्य उवाच श्रुयतां कथयिष्यामि मुरासुरनिबर्हणम् विचित्रमिदमाख्यानं पुण्यं पापप्रणाशनम्
pulastya uvāca śruyatāṃ kathayiṣyāmi murāsuranibarhaṇam vicitramidamākhyānaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam
पुलस्त्य उवाच—श्रूयतां, कथयिष्यामि मुरासुरनिबर्हणम्। विचित्रमिदमाख्यानं पुण्यं पापप्रणाशनम्॥
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FAQs
It is a phalaśruti-style marker: the act of attentive listening/recitation is framed as spiritually efficacious, aligning narrative reception with ritual merit and purification.
Both: ‘wondrous’ signals marvels typical of Purāṇic myth, while also indicating that the episode carries layered meaning—ethical (evil’s defeat), theological (Viṣṇu’s protection), and often tīrtha-linked sanctification in the broader section.
Not in this śloka. The verse prepares for the account; geographical anchoring (if present in the chapter) must be extracted from subsequent verses that name rivers, tīrthas, forests, or regions.