Vamana Purana — Prahlada at Kurukshetra, Shloka 8

Prahlada’s Kurukshetra Pilgrimage and the Origin of the Chakra–Trishula Exchange

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा च दृष्ट्वा च संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः पुण्डरीकं च संपूज्य उवास दिवसत्रयम्

Transliteration

tatra snātvā ca dṛṣṭvā ca saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ puṇḍarīkaṃ ca saṃpūjya uvāsa divasatrayam

Translation

There, having bathed and having taken darśana, and having offered tarpaṇa to the Pitṛ-deities, and having duly worshipped Puṇḍarīka, he stayed for three days.

Speakers

• Narrator continuing the account of Prahlāda’s actions at Puṇḍarīka.

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (ancestral deities)
• Puṇḍarīka (tīrtha/deity locus)

Key Themes

• Pitṛ-tarpaṇa at tīrthas
• Integration of śrāddha-logic into pilgrimage
• Merit through extended residence (three-day stay)
• Ritual completeness: snāna + darśana + tarpaṇa + pūjā

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