Shloka 91
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
जातः पुत्रो मंत्रपुत्रः पितरं पूजयेद्गुरुम् । निमज्जयति पुत्रं वै संसारे जनकः पिता
jātaḥ putro maṃtraputraḥ pitaraṃ pūjayedgurum | nimajjayati putraṃ vai saṃsāre janakaḥ pitā
真に「生まれた」子—マントラによって生まれた子（灌頂の入門により目覚めた者）—は、父をグル（師）として敬い礼拝すべきである。なぜなら、このサンサーラの輪において、ただ生ませたのみの父は、子をさらにサンサーラへ沈ませ得るからである。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Shiva Purana’s teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It distinguishes biological birth from spiritual awakening through mantra and dīkṣā, teaching that true uplift comes from right initiation and guidance; without that, worldly lineage alone can keep one bound to saṃsāra.
In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship is traditionally entered and perfected under a Guru’s instruction—mantra, nyāsa, and proper devotion. The verse underscores that the Guru-function (even when embodied by the father) is what leads the seeker toward Shiva, not mere worldly relationship.
Seek dīkṣā from a competent Shaiva Guru, then maintain daily mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī/‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) with disciplined worship; treat the initiatory source of mantra as worthy of guru-veneration.