Shloka 25

Sagara-vaṃśa-prasavaḥ — The Birth of Sagara’s Sons and the Bhāgīratha Lineage

Devanagari script

हिरण्यनाभस्तत्पुत्रो योगाचार्य्यो बभूव ह । स शिष्यो जैमिनिमुनेर्ह्यात्मविद्याविशारदः

Transliteration

hiraṇyanābhastatputro yogācāryyo babhūva ha | sa śiṣyo jaiminimunerhyātmavidyāviśāradaḥ

Translation

ಹಿರಣ್ಯನಾಭನ ಪುತ್ರನು ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಮಹಾ ಯೋಗಾಚಾರ್ಯನಾದನು. ಅವನು ಜೈಮಿನಿ ಮುನಿಯ ಶಿಷ್ಯನಾಗಿ ಆತ್ಮವಿದ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದನು.

Word by Word

हिरण्यनाभःHiraṇyanābha (name)

तत्-पुत्रःhis son

योगाचार्यःteacher of yoga

बभूवbecame

हindeed

सःhe

शिष्यःdisciple

जैमिनि-मुनेःof sage Jaimini

हिindeed/for

आत्मविद्याविशारदःskilled in knowledge of the Self

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

Hiranyanabha

Jaimini

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

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).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.