Vamana Purana — Rudra's Wrath & Kalarupa, Shloka 59
Rudra’s Wrath at Daksha’s Sacrifice and the Iconography of Kālarūpa through the Zodiac
मीनद्वयमथासक्तं मीनस्तीर्थाब्धिसंचरः वसते पुण्यदेशेषु देवब्राह्नणसद्मसु
mīnadvayamathāsaktaṃ mīnastīrthābdhisaṃcaraḥ vasate puṇyadeśeṣu devabrāhnaṇasadmasu
அப்போது ஒன்றோடொன்று பற்றியிருந்த அந்த இரு மீன்கள்—தீர்த்தங்களிலும் கடலிலும் சஞ்சரிக்கும் அந்த மீன்—புண்ணிய தேசங்களில், தேவர்கள் மற்றும் பிராமணர்களின் இல்லங்களில் வாசம் செய்கின்றன।
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FAQs
Holiness is portrayed as ‘habitable’: sacred places and righteous households attract auspicious presences; the verse reinforces the ideal of keeping deva- and brāhmaṇa-oriented homes as loci of purity.
Best treated as sarga-like descriptive material (cataloging beings and their spheres) within a likely tīrtha-oriented narrative unit rather than the core five marks.
A ‘pair of fish’ commonly signifies fertility/fortune and harmonious coupling; situating them in tīrthas and pious homes frames prosperity as aligned with dharma and sacred association.