Shloka 25
Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage
हिरण्यनाभस्तत्पुत्रो योगाचार्य्यो बभूव ह । स शिष्यो जैमिनिमुनेर्ह्यात्मविद्याविशारदः
hiraṇyanābhastatputro yogācāryyo babhūva ha | sa śiṣyo jaiminimunerhyātmavidyāviśāradaḥ
El hijo de Hiraṇyanābha llegó, en verdad, a ser un gran maestro de Yoga. Fue discípulo del sabio Jaimini y sobresalió en la ciencia del Sí mismo (ātma-vidyā).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal that liberation is supported by disciplined Yoga and ātma-vidyā (Self-knowledge), transmitted through a genuine guru–śiṣya lineage—preparing the seeker to realize the Lord (Pati) as the inner reality beyond bondage (pāśa).
Though the verse speaks of Yoga and Self-knowledge, in the Shiva Purana these mature through devotion and contemplation of Shiva—often beginning with Saguna worship such as Linga-upāsanā, which steadies the mind and ripens it for inner realization.
The practical takeaway is steady yogic discipline under guidance—daily japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and meditation that turns attention inward toward the Self, supported by Shaiva conduct and worship.