Shloka 9

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

पुरस्तादसृजद्देवः सनन्दं सनकं तथा सनातनं मुनिश्रेष्ठा नैष्कर्म्येण गताः परम्

Transliteration

purastādasṛjaddevaḥ sanandaṃ sanakaṃ tathā sanātanaṃ muniśreṣṭhā naiṣkarmyeṇa gatāḥ param

Translation

Thuở ban sơ, Đấng Chúa Tể đã hóa sinh Sananda, Sanaka và Sanātana—những bậc hiền triết tối thượng—nhờ trạng thái chứng ngộ vô tác (naiṣkarmya) mà đạt đến Tối Thượng.

Word by Word

• purastāt: in the beginning/at first

• asṛjat: created/emanated

• devaḥ: the Lord (the divine creator principle, i.e., Brahmā under the Supreme)

• sanandam: Sananda

• sanakam: Sanaka

• tathā: and also

• sanātanam: Sanātana

• muni-śreṣṭhāḥ: best among sages

• naiṣkarmyeṇa: by naiṣkarmya (freedom from action and its binding fruits)

• gatāḥ: went/attained

• param: the Supreme (Para, liberation).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account as transmitted in the Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Sananda
• Sanaka
• Sanatana
• Deva (Brahma as creator)

FAQs

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

It establishes that liberation (attaining Param) is rooted in inner freedom from binding action (naiṣkarmya), which Linga worship supports by purifying the pashu (soul) and loosening pasha (bondage) through devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Even within a creation account attributed to the ‘deva’ (creator), the verse points to a transcendent Supreme (Param) beyond karmic activity—aligned with Shiva-tattva as the ultimate Pati, the liberator who stands beyond action while empowering creation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is naiṣkarmya—renunciation of doership and freedom from karmic bondage—an inner discipline compatible with Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā and meditative worship of the Linga.