Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 88
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
शैवश्चासीत्स्वयं शक्तिर्वसिष्ठस्य प्रियः श्रुतः तस्य शिष्यो बभूवाथ गोपायन इति श्रुतः
śaivaścāsītsvayaṃ śaktirvasiṣṭhasya priyaḥ śrutaḥ tasya śiṣyo babhūvātha gopāyana iti śrutaḥ
സ്വയംശക്തി എന്നൊരു ശൈവാചാര്യൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അദ്ദേഹം വസിഷ്ഠനു പ്രിയനെന്നു ശ്രുതമാണ്. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ശിഷ്യൻ, കേട്ടതുപോലെ, ഗോപായന എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെട്ടു.
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FAQs
Purāṇic authority is grounded in paramparā: the verse emphasizes that religious knowledge is preserved through teacher–disciple succession, encouraging humility toward tradition and disciplined learning.
This is closest to vaṃśānucarita in the broad sense of enumerating lineages (here, doctrinal/guru lineages rather than royal dynasties), serving the Purāṇic aim of legitimizing teachings through named transmission.
By linking a Śaiva teacher to Vasiṣṭha (a major Vedic seer), the text symbolically bridges Vedic r̥ṣi authority with Śaiva practice, reinforcing the Purāṇa’s integrative, non-sectarian posture.