Shloka 14

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

कुमारौ ब्रह्मणस् तुल्यौ सर्वज्ञौ सर्वभाविनौ वक्ष्ये भार्याकुलं तेषां मुनीनामग्रजन्मनाम्

Transliteration

kumārau brahmaṇas tulyau sarvajñau sarvabhāvinau vakṣye bhāryākulaṃ teṣāṃ munīnāmagrajanmanām

Translation

ആ രണ്ടു കുമാരന്മാർ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോട് തുല്യർ; സർവ്വജ്ഞരും സർവ്വഭാവജ്ഞരുമായിരുന്നു. ഇനി ആദിജന്മരായ മുനിമാരുടെ ഭാര്യമാരോടുകൂടിയ കുലത്തെ ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कुमारौ: the two Kumāras (Sanaka and related Kumāras)

• ब्रह्मणस्: of Brahmā

• तुल्यौ: equal, comparable

• सर्वज्ञौ: omniscient

• सर्वभाविनौ: endowed with all dispositions/natures, all-comprehending

• वक्ष्ये: I shall declare

• भार्याकुलम्: the household/family-group with wives

• तेषाम्: of those

• मुनीनाम्: of sages

• अग्रजन्मनाम्: of the first-born/primevally-born

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Kumaras

FAQs

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

It establishes the authority of the primeval sages (and the Brahmā-like Kumāras) whose lineages transmit dharma; such lineage-authenticity undergirds later instructions on Śiva-liṅga installation and worship.

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

Indirectly: by highlighting omniscience in the highest beings (Kumāras, Brahmā), it prepares the listener for the Purāṇic teaching that true omniscience culminates in Pati—Śiva—who is the ultimate knower and liberator beyond all created orders.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into sage genealogies that later become the carriers of Śaiva vrata, pūjā-vidhi, and Pāśupata-oriented disciplines.