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

സനകൻ, സനാതനൻ, സനന്ദനൻ—ഇവരെല്ലാം ഒരേ സമയത്ത് ജനിച്ചു; ജാഗ്രതബുദ്ധിയുടെ ശുദ്ധിയാൽ ലഭിച്ച അതീന്ദ്രിയ ദർശനമുള്ള മുനിമാരായിരുന്നു അവർ।

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.