Shloka 86

एकार्णव-सृष्टिक्रमः, ब्रह्म-विष्णु-परस्परप्रवेशः, शिवस्य आगमनं च

Devanagari script

सनकः सनातनश्चैव तथैव च सनन्दनः उत्पन्नाः समकालं ते बुद्ध्यातीन्द्रियदर्शनाः

Transliteration

sanakaḥ sanātanaścaiva tathaiva ca sanandanaḥ utpannāḥ samakālaṃ te buddhyātīndriyadarśanāḥ

Translation

وُلِدَ سَنَكَةُ وسَناتَنَةُ وكذلك سَنَنْدَنَةُ جميعًا في وقتٍ واحد؛ أولئك الحكماء الذين رؤيتُهم فوقَ الحواس، متحقّقةٌ بصفاءِ العقلِ المستيقظ.

Word by Word

• सनकः (sanakaḥ): Sanaka

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ): Sanātana

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• तथा एव (tathā eva): likewise

• च (ca): and

• सनन्दनः (sanandanaḥ): Sanandana

• उत्पन्नाः (utpannāḥ): were born/manifested

• समकालम् (samakālam): simultaneously

• ते (te): they

• बुद्धि (buddhi): intellect/discriminative awareness

• अतीन्द्रिय (atīndriya): beyond the senses

• दर्शनाः (darśanāḥ): those having vision/realization

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sanaka
• Sanatana
• Sanandana

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

By presenting the Kumaras as simultaneously manifested sages with suprasensory insight, the verse grounds Linga-worship in jñāna and inner purity—showing that true Śiva-bhakti culminates in direct realization beyond mere sensory ritual.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

The verse implies that the highest knowing is atīndriya (beyond the senses), aligning with Śiva-tattva as Pati—the transcendent reality known not by external perception but by purified buddhi and inner awakening.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights a jñāna-yogic orientation akin to Pāśupata discipline: refining buddhi to pierce sensory limitation (pāśa) and attain atīndriya-darśana, which then sanctifies and deepens Śiva-pūjā.