Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 8
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
ततो वीटां सुखे क्षिप्य निरुच्छ्वासो ऽभवद् यतिः विस्तृते हिमवत्पुष्ठे रम्ये समशिलातले
tato vīṭāṃ sukhe kṣipya nirucchvāso 'bhavad yatiḥ vistṛte himavatpuṣṭhe ramye samaśilātale
ततः स यतिः सुखेन स्वां वीटां क्षिप्त्वा निरुच्छ्वासोऽभवत्; विस्तीर्णे हिमवत्पुष्ठे रम्ये समशिलातले स स्थिरोऽतिष्ठत्।
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FAQs
In Purāṇic ascetic descriptions it typically signals yogic breath-restraint (kumbhaka-like suspension), not death—an intensification of tapas meant to compel divine attention.
It situates the scene in a Himalayan-fed or Himalayan-supported region—evoking the Himālaya as the archetypal tapas-landscape (source of rivers, forests, and secluded stone plateaus).
It underscores austerity and steadiness: a hard, level rock becomes the ‘seat’ for immobility and meditation, contrasting with the earlier abandonment of comfort (vīṭāṃ sukhe kṣipya).