ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
सनकः सनातनश्चैव प्रभुर्यश्च सनन्दनः । विभुः सनत्कुमारश्च निर्मलो निरहंकृतिः
sanakaḥ sanātanaścaiva prabhuryaśca sanandanaḥ | vibhuḥ sanatkumāraśca nirmalo nirahaṃkṛtiḥ
Sanaka, Sanātana, Prabhu và Sanandana; Vibhu và Sanatkumāra—những bậc hiền thánh thanh tịnh ấy, không ngã mạn, được kể vào hàng tối thượng trong các tín đồ và bậc tri ngộ về Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
It highlights the ideal Shaiva temperament: purity (nirmala) and the absence of ego (nirahaṃkṛti). Such inner cleanliness makes one fit for Śiva-jñāna and steady devotion, leading toward liberation.
By naming the Kumāras—archetypal renunciant sages—it implies that true Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship is not mere outer ritual but is grounded in inner ego-transcendence and purity, which makes worship fruitful.
Practice ego-reduction alongside worship: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a pure mind, and simple Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as supports for remembrance and humility.