Shloka 9

Lokapramāṇa–Grahamaṇḍala–Dhruvaloka-vyavasthā

Cosmic Measures and the Arrangement of the Heavenly Spheres

Devanagari script

सनकश्च सनन्दश्च तृतीयश्च सनातनः । कपिलश्चासुरिश्चैव वोढुः पंचशिखस्तथा

Transliteration

sanakaśca sanandaśca tṛtīyaśca sanātanaḥ | kapilaścāsuriścaiva voḍhuḥ paṃcaśikhastathā

Translation

Sanaka and Sanandana; the third (Sanatkumāra) and Sanātana; Kapila and Āsuri as well; and Voḍhu, and likewise Pañcaśikha—these are the revered sages remembered in this teaching.

Word by Word

• सनकः: Sanaka
• सनकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• सनन्दः: Sananda
• सनन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• तृतीयः: the third
• तृतीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal)

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

• सनातनः: Sanātana
• सनातनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कपिलः: Kapila
• कपिलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• असुरिः: Asuri
• असुरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• वोढुः: Vodhṛ (the bearer/bringer)
• वोढुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-अर्थे/इन्फिनिटिवल-प्रातिपदिक (agent-noun) ‘वोढृ’ (carrier/bringer), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रूपम्—वोढुः (वोढृ-शब्दस्य प्रथमा)

• पञ्चशिखः: Pañcaśikha (one with five tufts/crests)
• पञ्चशिखः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + शिख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (पञ्च शिखाः यस्य)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (thus/also)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Sanaka
• Sanandana
• Sanatkumara
• Sanatana
• Kapila
• Asuri
• Vodhu
• Panchashikha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

By naming the Kumāras and other renowned seers, the text invokes a lineage of realized knowledge—pointing to liberation through jñāna and vairāgya under the lordship of Pati (Śiva), consistent with the Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical tone.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Even when the verse is a list of sages, its function is to situate Śiva-worship within an authentic paramparā: the same realized teachers who uphold discernment (viveka) also affirm devotion to Saguna Śiva and reverence for the Linga as a support for meditation and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is sādhana grounded in scriptural lineage: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steady meditation, supported by Shaiva disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa where appropriate.