Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 28
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
नारद उवाच यौऽसौ मुर इति ख्यातः कस्य पुत्रः स गीयते कथं च नहतः संख्ये विष्णुना तद् वदस्व मे
nārada uvāca yau'sau mura iti khyātaḥ kasya putraḥ sa gīyate kathaṃ ca nahataḥ saṃkhye viṣṇunā tad vadasva me
那罗陀曰：“那位以‘牟罗’著称者，据说是谁之子？又他在战阵中如何为毗湿奴所诛？请为我宣说。”
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FAQs
Purāṇas validate characters through genealogy: it situates a being within cosmic history (Deva/Asura lines), explains enmities, and links episodes to broader cycles of creation and dynastic descent.
It indicates the account is preserved in recited tradition—what is ‘sung’ by bards and sages—marking it as received sacred narrative rather than a private report.
No. It asks ‘how’ Mura was slain ‘in battle’ but gives no toponym; any geographical anchoring would appear in subsequent verses.