शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
सूत उवाच । एवमेव गुरुर्व्यासः पृष्टवान्मेऽजसंभवम् । सनत्कुमारं सर्वज्ञं शिवभक्तं मुनीश्वरम्
sūta uvāca | evameva gururvyāsaḥ pṛṣṭavānme'jasaṃbhavam | sanatkumāraṃ sarvajñaṃ śivabhaktaṃ munīśvaram
Sūta thưa: “Cũng theo cách ấy, thầy ta là Vyāsa đã hỏi ta—(và cũng hỏi) Brahmā tự sinh—và (đã hỏi) Sanatkumāra, bậc toàn tri, chúa tể trong hàng hiền triết, người sùng kính Śiva.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
It establishes the authority of the teaching through a lineage of realized speakers—Vyāsa, Brahmā, and Sanatkumāra—highlighting that Śiva-bhakti and right knowledge are transmitted through authentic inquiry and guru-guided revelation.
By naming Sanatkumāra as a ‘Śiva-bhakta’ and ‘all-knowing,’ the verse frames later instructions on Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga-devotion) as grounded in realized devotion and scriptural testimony rather than mere opinion.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (listening) and praśna (reverent questioning) in a guru-disciple setting—preparing the seeker for disciplined Śiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative study.