Shloka 60
निष्प्रपंचस्तथात्रेयो निर्देहः कश्यपस्तथा । सुतपाश्चैव वासिष्ठस्सप्तैवैते महर्षयः
niṣprapaṃcastathātreyo nirdehaḥ kaśyapastathā | sutapāścaiva vāsiṣṭhassaptaivaite maharṣayaḥ
Niṣprapañca, Atreya, Nirdeha, Kaśyapa, Sutapā, and Vāsiṣṭha—these indeed are the seven great sages, the Mahārṣis.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It establishes the authoritative presence of realized Mahārṣis—ideal witnesses and transmitters of Shaiva knowledge—through whom Shiva-tattva and the path to liberation are preserved and taught.
By naming the great sages, the text signals a traditional Shaiva transmission: the same rishis uphold scriptural methods of Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā) that gradually mature the seeker toward realizing Shiva beyond limitation.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devout listening) and guru-paramparā-based study of Shiva Purana teachings, supported by steady japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as preserved by the rishis.