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Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 75

Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच/ पुत्र एवास्मि देवेश यतः शिष्यो ऽस्म्यहं विभो न विसेषो ऽस्ति पुत्रस्य शिष्यस्य च पितामह

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca/ putra evāsmi deveśa yataḥ śiṣyo 'smyahaṃ vibho na viseṣo 'sti putrasya śiṣyasya ca pitāmaha

Translation

Sanatkumāra dijo: «En verdad soy tu hijo, oh Señor de los dioses, pues soy tu discípulo, oh Omnipresente. No hay diferencia entre hijo y discípulo, oh Abuelo primordial».

Word by Word

सनत्कुमारःSanatkumāra

उवाचsaid

पुत्रःson

एवindeed

अस्मिI am

देवेशO Lord of gods

यतःbecause

शिष्यःdisciple

अस्मिI am

अहम्I

विभोO mighty one

नnot

विशेषःdifference

अस्तिis

पुत्रस्यof a son

शिष्यस्यof a disciple

चand

पितामहO Grandfather (Pitāmaha)

Speakers

Sanatkumāra to Brahmā.

Primary Deities

Brahmā

Key Themes

Equivalence of disciple and son in spiritual lineageLegitimacy of instruction through guru-paramparāReverence to Brahmā as PitāmahaEthics of receiving esoteric knowledge

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Why does Sanatkumāra claim “no distinction between son and disciple”?

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.

What does addressing Brahmā as “Pitāmaha” convey?

It situates Brahmā as the primordial progenitor—grandfather of the cosmos—reinforcing both cosmic hierarchy and personal intimacy within the teaching relationship.

Does this verse imply initiation (dīkṣā) or merely respect?

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.