Shloka 40

प्रसाद-ज्ञान-योग-मोक्षक्रमः तथा व्यास-रुद्रावतार-मन्वन्तर-परम्परा

Devanagari script

सनकश् च सनन्दश् च प्रभुर्यश् च सनातनः ऋभुः सनत्कुमारश् च सुधामा विरजास् तथा

Transliteration

sanakaś ca sanandaś ca prabhuryaś ca sanātanaḥ ṛbhuḥ sanatkumāraś ca sudhāmā virajās tathā

Translation

ସନକ, ସନନ୍ଦନ, ପ୍ରଭୁ ଓ ସନାତନ; ଋଭୁ, ସନତ୍କୁମାର, ଏବଂ ସୁଧାମା, ବିରଜା—ଏହି ପୂଜ୍ୟ ଋଷିମାନେ ଶୈବ ଜ୍ଞାନଧାରାର ବାହକ; ପଶୁକୁ ପାଶ ବନ୍ଧନ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରାଇ ପତି ଶିବ ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍କାର ପଥେ ପ୍ରେରିତ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• सनकः (sanakaḥ): Sanaka (a primordial sage)

• च (ca): and

• सनन्दः (sanandaḥ): Sanandana

• च (ca): and

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): Prabhu (a sage named Prabhu)

• यः (yaḥ): who/indeed

• च (ca): and

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ): Sanātana

• ऋभुः (ṛbhuḥ): Ṛbhu (a sage)

• सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ): Sanatkumāra

• च (ca): and

• सुधामा (sudhāmā): Sudhāmā

• विरजाः (virajāḥ): Virajā

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sanaka
• Sanandana
• Prabhu
• Sanatana
• Ribhu
• Sanatkumara
• Sudhama
• Viraja

FAQs

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

By listing the Sanakaādi and allied sages, the verse points to the authoritative rishi-lineage through which Linga-upāsanā and Shaiva knowledge are preserved and transmitted.

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

Indirectly, it frames Shiva-tattva as a realized tradition: these sages represent the stream that guides the bound soul (Pashu) beyond bondage (Pāśa) to the Lord (Pati), which is the core Shaiva Siddhanta orientation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse itself is a lineage-enumeration, implying transmission of Pāśupata-oriented discipline—guru-paramparā grounded in renunciation, jñāna, and devotion that culminate in Śiva-realization.