Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 27
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
पुलस्त्य उवाच यो ऽसौ मुरारिर्देवर्षे देवो यक्षो नु किन्नरः दैत्यो राक्षसो वापि पार्थिवो वा तदुच्यताम्
pulastya uvāca yo 'sau murārirdevarṣe devo yakṣo nu kinnaraḥ daityo rākṣaso vāpi pārthivo vā taducyatām
Pulastya thưa: “Bạch bậc thánh tri, ‘Murāri’—kẻ diệt Mura—là ai? Là một vị thần, hay Yakṣa, hay Kinnara? Hoặc là Daitya, Rākṣasa, hay có lẽ là một vị vua loài người? Xin hãy nói rõ.”
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FAQs
The verse uses a standard Purāṇic taxonomy of sentient classes to locate an epithet within cosmic categories. It signals that the narrative will clarify identity and lineage, not merely recount a battle.
‘Murāri’ is an epithet meaning ‘slayer of Mura’ and can denote Viṣṇu broadly; many traditions apply it especially to Kṛṣṇa. The immediate context (Mura’s death by Viṣṇu) determines the intended referent.
Not directly. This is a framing question; the chapter’s larger setting may be tied to a tīrtha-cycle, but this śloka itself contains no place-name.