Shloka 11

Devanagari script

विभुश्चानुग्रहं तत्र कौमारकम् अदीनधीः पुरस्तादसृजद्देवः सनन्दं सनकं तथा

Transliteration

vibhuścānugrahaṃ tatra kaumārakam adīnadhīḥ purastādasṛjaddevaḥ sanandaṃ sanakaṃ tathā

Translation

അവിടെ സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ പ്രഭു, ക്ഷയമില്ലാത്ത ബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ദേവൻ, അനുഗ്രഹത്താൽ ആദ്യം കൗമാരഗണത്തെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു—സനന്ദനെയും സനകനെയും।

Word by Word

• विभुः: the all-pervading Lord

• च: and

• अनुग्रहम्: grace, compassionate favor

• तत्र: there, in that context (of creation)

• कौमारकम्: the Kumāra (ever-youthful ascetic) group/order

• अदीनधीः: whose intellect is never depressed/undiminished in wisdom

• पुरस्तात्: first, at the beginning

• असृजत्: created, manifested

• देवः: the Deva/Lord (here the creator-deity in the sṛṣṭi narrative)

• सनन्दम्: Sananda

• सनकम्: Sanaka

• तथा: and also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sananda
• Sanaka
• Kumara

FAQs

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

It anchors Linga-oriented Shaiva tradition in anugraha: the Lord first manifests jñāna-bearing sages (Kumāras) who preserve purity and renunciation—inner prerequisites for true Linga-pūjā beyond mere ritual.

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

By highlighting vibhu (all-pervading) and anugraha (grace), it reflects Pati as the omnipresent Lord who initiates creation and liberates the paśu by bestowing wisdom that loosens pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds the Kumāra ideal—brahmacarya, vairāgya, and jñāna-yoga—key dispositions aligned with Pāśupata discipline that make worship effective and lead toward liberation.