Vamana Purana — Saptasarasvata Tirtha, Shloka 32
Harihara Revelation and the Tirtha-Glorification of Saptasarasvata in Kurukshetra
तानेकचित्तान् विज्ञाय देवान् देवपतिर्हरिः प्रगृह्याभ्यद्रवत्तूर्णं कुरुक्षेत्रं स्वमाश्रमम
tānekacittān vijñāya devān devapatirhariḥ pragṛhyābhyadravattūrṇaṃ kurukṣetraṃ svamāśramama
Nang matanto ni Hari, ang Panginoon ng mga diyos, na ang mga diyos ay naging iisa ang diwa, siya’y agad na umalis at mabilis na nagmadali patungong Kurukṣetra, sa sarili niyang ashram doon.
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FAQs
The phrasing frames Kurukṣetra not merely as a battlefield remembered from epic tradition but as a living tīrtha where divinity is locally present. Calling it Hari’s ‘own hermitage’ sacralizes the landscape as a settled divine station (āśrama), reinforcing the Purāṇa’s geographic-theological mapping.
It indicates unanimity and single-pointed resolve—often a prerequisite in Purāṇic narratives for a successful approach to a deity. The gods’ unified intention functions like a collective vow, prompting Hari’s immediate movement.
Yes. The narrative motion toward a named kṣetra (Kurukṣetra) and a specific sacred locus (āśrama) is a hallmark of tīrtha sections: geography is activated by divine arrival, vision (darśana), and ensuing boons.