Vamana Purana — Shiva's Kedara Tirtha, Shloka 73

Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारश् चाभ्येत्य ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम् अपृच्छद् योगविज्ञानं तमुवाच प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

sanatkumāraś cābhyetya brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam apṛcchad yogavijñānaṃ tamuvāca prajāpatiḥ

Translation

萨那特库玛罗（Sanatkumāra）前往莲华所生的梵天（Brahmā）处，询问瑜伽的上妙智识；于是众生之主（Prajāpati）便对他说道。

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive); उपसर्ग ‘अभि’; √इ = having approached

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘Brahmā’

• कमल-उद्भवम्: lotus-born
• कमल-उद्भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: कमलात् उद्भवः (lotus-born)

• अपृच्छत्: asked
• अपृच्छत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √प्रच्छ् = asked

• योग-विज्ञानम्: knowledge of yoga
• योग-विज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: योगस्य विज्ञानम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √वच् = said

• प्रजापतिः: the Lord of creatures (Prajāpati)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: प्रजानां पतिः

Speakers

• Narrator describes: Sanatkumāra approaches Brahmā; then Brahmā begins to speak to Sanatkumāra.

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Guru–śiṣya dialogue
• Transmission of yogic knowledge
• Authority of Brahmā as Prajāpati
• Ascetic lineage of the Kumāras

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Who is Sanatkumāra in Purāṇic tradition, and why is his inquiry significant?

Sanatkumāra is a foremost Kumāra—mind-born son of Brahmā—renowned for brahmacarya and jñāna. His inquiry frames Yoga as a subject worthy of the highest Vedic-Purāṇic authority, indicating that yogic realization is transmitted through an ancient, legitimate lineage.

What does “yogavijñāna” imply beyond “yoga” or “jñāna” alone?

The compound emphasizes realized, discriminative insight into yogic practice and its fruits—knowledge verified by experience (vijñāna), not only conceptual teaching (jñāna).

Does this verse contain any geographical/tīrtha data typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

No. This is a doctrinal transition verse introducing a teaching dialogue; it does not name any tīrtha, river, or sacred region.