Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 42
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
दानवाश्चापरे रौद्रा मयतारपुरोगमाः मुरमासाद्य मोदन्ते स्वर्गे सुकुतिनो यथा
dānavāścāpare raudrā mayatārapurogamāḥ muramāsādya modante svarge sukutino yathā
दानवाश्चापरे रौद्रा मयतारकपुरोगमाः मुरमासाद्य मोदन्ते स्वर्गे सुकृतिनो यथा।
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FAQs
They function as named leaders (purogama) among the Dānavas. Maya is widely remembered as the master architect and wielder of māyā (illusion), while Tāraka is a prominent Asura name in Purāṇic cycles. Naming them marks an organized Asura coalition rather than a random host.
The simile underscores the intensity and self-assuredness of their delight—yet it can also carry irony: unlike the sukṛtins whose svarga-enjoyment is earned by dharma, the Dānavas’ rejoicing is tied to power and conquest, often short-lived in Purāṇic moral logic.
In this construction (muram āsādya), it most naturally reads as a person—Mura, an Asura. The name also evokes Viṣṇu’s epithet Murāri (‘enemy/slayer of Mura’), hinting at later divine opposition.