Shloka 26
छायापुरुषलक्षणवर्णनम्
Description of the Marks of the Shadow-Person
सनत्कुमारं सर्वज्ञं ब्रह्मपुत्रं कृपानिधिम् । व्यासः परमसंतुष्टः प्रणनाम मुहुर्मुहुःष
sanatkumāraṃ sarvajñaṃ brahmaputraṃ kṛpānidhim | vyāsaḥ paramasaṃtuṣṭaḥ praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥṣa
ヴィヤーサは至上の歓喜に満たされ、全知なる梵天の子、慈悲の大海サナトクマーラに、幾度も幾度も礼拝してひれ伏した。
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva ideal of humility before realized wisdom: even Vyāsa honors the compassionate, all-knowing guru, showing that reverence and receptivity are prerequisites for liberating knowledge.
By honoring Sanatkumāra as a vessel of divine knowledge, the verse supports the Shiva Purana’s teaching that devotion to Shiva—often approached through Saguna forms like the Liṅga—matures through guidance from the guru and culminates in right understanding.
The practical takeaway is guru-vandana (reverential prostration) and disciplined listening (śravaṇa) to Shaiva teachings; this inner posture complements external Shaiva practices like mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) when taught by a competent guide.