Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 22
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
सनकः सनातनश्चैव प्रभुर्यश्च सनन्दनः । विभुः सनत्कुमारश्च निर्मलो निरहंकृतिः
sanakaḥ sanātanaścaiva prabhuryaśca sanandanaḥ | vibhuḥ sanatkumāraśca nirmalo nirahaṃkṛtiḥ
सनक, सनातन, प्रभु और सनन्दन; तथा विभु और सनत्कुमार— ये निर्मल, अहंकार-रहित महर्षि शिव के परम भक्त और शिव-तत्त्व के ज्ञाता हैं।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights the ideal Shaiva temperament: purity (nirmala) and the absence of ego (nirahaṃkṛti). Such inner cleanliness makes one fit for Śiva-jñāna and steady devotion, leading toward liberation.
By naming the Kumāras—archetypal renunciant sages—it implies that true Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship is not mere outer ritual but is grounded in inner ego-transcendence and purity, which makes worship fruitful.
Practice ego-reduction alongside worship: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a pure mind, and simple Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for remembrance and humility.