Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 75
Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
सनत्कुमार उवाच/ पुत्र एवास्मि देवेश यतः शिष्यो ऽस्म्यहं विभो न विसेषो ऽस्ति पुत्रस्य शिष्यस्य च पितामह
sanatkumāra uvāca/ putra evāsmi deveśa yataḥ śiṣyo 'smyahaṃ vibho na viseṣo 'sti putrasya śiṣyasya ca pitāmaha
Sanatkumāra sprach: „Wahrlich, ich bin dein Sohn, o Herr der Götter, denn ich bin dein Schüler, o Allgegenwärtiger. Es gibt keinen Unterschied zwischen Sohn und Schüler, o Großvater (Pitāmaha).“
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FAQs
He asserts that spiritual lineage (śiṣya-paramparā) can be as binding and intimate as biological lineage. This establishes his eligibility for confidential instruction and underscores the dharmic duty of a disciple to uphold the teaching like a son upholds a family trust.
It situates Brahmā as the primordial progenitor—grandfather of the cosmos—reinforcing both cosmic hierarchy and personal intimacy within the teaching relationship.
The verse primarily signals eligibility and intimacy rather than describing a formal dīkṣā rite. It functions as a rhetorical and doctrinal bridge to authorize the forthcoming yogavijñāna instruction.