Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 21
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मन् भुवनाः सप्त सार्णवाः चेलुः पेतुर्धरण्यां च नक्षत्रास्तारकैः सह
etasminnantare brahman bhuvanāḥ sapta sārṇavāḥ celuḥ peturdharaṇyāṃ ca nakṣatrāstārakaiḥ saha
ఓ బ్రాహ్మణా! ఈ మధ్యలో సముద్రాలతో కూడిన ఏడు లోకాలు కంపించెను; నక్షత్రమండలాలు తారలతో సహా భూమిపై పడిపోయెను।
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FAQs
It is a stock Purāṇic expression for the totality of the cosmos structured into seven planes (often counted as Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, Svaḥ, Mahaḥ, Janaḥ, Tapaḥ, Satyaḥ), here portrayed as physically trembling along with their encircling oceans—an image of universal destabilization.
Purāṇas use hyperbolic cosmic imagery to mark extraordinary events (adbhuta). The ‘falling’ of nakṣatras and stars signals a breakdown of ṛta (cosmic order) and functions as an omen compelling the gods to seek explanation and remedy.
Not at the level of named tirthas. It provides cosmographic framing (earth, oceans, seven worlds) rather than local sacred geography; the tirtha-identifications usually appear when the narrative shifts to specific kṣetras, rivers, or lakes.