Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
पुलस्त्य उवाच शृणुष्व गुह्यं परमं परमेष्ठिप्रभाषितम् श्रतं सनत्कुमारेम तेनाख्यातं च तन्मम
pulastya uvāca śṛṇuṣva guhyaṃ paramaṃ parameṣṭhiprabhāṣitam śrataṃ sanatkumārema tenākhyātaṃ ca tanmama
పులస్త్యుడు అన్నాడు—పరమేష్ఠి (బ్రహ్మా) పలికిన ఈ పరమ రహస్యాన్ని విను. నేను దీనిని సనత్కుమారుని నుండి విన్నాను; ఆయననే అది నాకు వివరించాడు.
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Purāṇic discourse often establishes prāmāṇya (authority) by tracing a teaching to Brahmā, then through a recognized sage (here Sanatkumāra) to the present speaker (Pulastya). This frames the content as ancient, reliable, and not merely personal opinion.
Sanatkumāra is one of the Kumāras—mind-born sons of Brahmā—depicted as eternally youthful and devoted to jñāna and vairāgya. He frequently serves as a transmitter of subtle dharma and metaphysical instruction.
No. This is a narrative preface establishing the chain of instruction; the geographical/tīrtha material appears in surrounding sections rather than in this specific śloka.