Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 34

Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology

Devanagari script

बाढमित्याह भगवान् ब्रह्म लोकपितामहः ततो ऽभ्यागान्महातेजा मुरः सुरगिरिं बली

Transliteration

bāḍhamityāha bhagavān brahma lokapitāmahaḥ tato 'bhyāgānmahātejā muraḥ suragiriṃ balī

Translation

‘తథాస్తు’ అని లోకపితామహుడైన భగవాన్ బ్రహ్మ పలికెను. ఆపై మహాతేజస్సు గల బలవంతుడు మురుడు దేవగిరి వైపు బయలుదేరెను.

Word by Word

• बाढम्: so be it; certainly
• बाढम्: वाक्योपपत्ति (assent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुमत्यर्थक (assent particle)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• आह: said
• आह: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु; here 'आह' from √अह्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता) (apposition to bhagavān)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लोकपितामहः: grandfather of the world
• लोकपितामहः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पितामहः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: काल/क्रम
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• अभ्यागात्: came near; approached
• अभ्यागात्: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: विशेषण (of muraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् तेजः यस्य)

• मुरः: Mura
• मुरः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुरगिरिम्: the mountain of the gods (Sura-mountain)
• सुरगिरिम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म) (goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गिरिः / सुरैः प्रसिद्धः गिरिः)

• बली: strong; mighty
• बली: विशेषण (of muraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narrator) reporting Brahmā’s assent and Mura’s movement

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Brahmā as boon-giver
• Asura aggression toward deva realms
• Cosmic conflict setting
• Movement to sacred/divine geography

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Who is ‘Lokapitāmaha’ and why is he central in boon narratives?

‘Lokapitāmaha’ is Brahmā, portrayed as the cosmic progenitor. In Purāṇic storytelling, Brahmā frequently grants boons to tapasvins (including asuras), setting the stage for later divine intervention to re-balance dharma.

What does ‘Suragiri’ signify geographically?

Literally ‘the mountain of the gods,’ it functions as a toponym for a divine mountain/fortress. Depending on recension and context, it can evoke the deva stronghold (often conceptually linked with Meru or a deva mountain), marking the narrative shift from boon-granting to open conflict in a sacralized landscape.

Why emphasize Mura’s ‘tejas’ (splendor)?

Tejas signals both ascetic potency and martial radiance. The text frames Mura as empowered not merely physically but cosmically—his strength is the direct consequence of divine sanction and accumulated tapas.