Shloka 99
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
कोई उनके विषयमें यह निश्चय करने लगे कि “ये ब्रह्माजीके पुत्र, सबके अग्रज एवं ब्रह्मयोनि सनत्कुमार हैं' ।।
ke cin maheśvara-sutaṁ ke cit putraṁ vibhāvasoḥ | umāyāḥ kṛttikānāṁ ca gaṅgāyāś ca vadanty uta ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ada yang memutuskan, “Baginda ialah Sanatkumāra, putera Brahmā, yang tertua dan sumber Brahma-vidyā.” Namun yang lain berkata baginda putera Maheśvara (Śiva); ada yang menyebut putera Vibhāvasu (Agni); yang lain pula mengatakan putera Umā (Pārvatī), putera para Kṛttikā, bahkan putera Gaṅgā.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sacred figures may be understood through multiple, overlapping traditions; different communities attribute the same being to different divine sources, suggesting that mythic truth can be multi-perspectival rather than confined to a single genealogy.
Vaiśampāyana reports differing claims about a revered figure’s parentage: some call him Śiva’s son, others Agni’s, and others connect him to Pārvatī, the Kṛttikās, and Gaṅgā—indicating widespread debate or varied received accounts about his origin.