Shloka 13

अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5

Devanagari script

ऋभुं सनत्कुमारं च ससर्जादौ सनातनः तावूर्ध्वरेतसौ दिव्यौ चाग्रजौ ब्रह्मवादिनौ

Transliteration

ṛbhuṃ sanatkumāraṃ ca sasarjādau sanātanaḥ tāvūrdhvaretasau divyau cāgrajau brahmavādinau

Translation

在最初之时，永恒者（Sanātana）化生了利部（Ṛbhu）与善那特库玛罗（Sanatkumāra）。二者皆为神圣、先出之长者，安住于“精力上行”之誓戒；他们宣说梵（Brahman），奉持至上真理。

Word by Word

• ऋभुम् (ṛbhum): Ṛbhu (a primordial sage)

• सनत्कुमारम् (sanatkumāram): Sanatkumāra (the ever-youthful Kumāra-sage)

• च (ca): and

• ससर्ज (sasarja): created, emanated

• आदौ (ādau): in the beginning

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ): the Eternal One

• तौ (tau): those two

• ऊर्ध्वरेतसौ (ūrdhvaretasau): with upward-directed seed/vital energy, celibate ascetics

• दिव्यौ (divyau): divine

• च (ca): and

• अग्रजौ (agrajau): elder-born, foremost

• ब्रह्मवादिनौ (brahmavādinau): speakers/teachers of Brahman (supreme reality).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the creation account within the Linga Purana framework)

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Ribhu

FAQs

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

It establishes that the earliest teachers are purity-centered, Brahman-realization-oriented sages; such inner discipline (ūrdhvareta) is presented as the foundation for approaching the Linga as Pati—the transcendent Lord beyond bondage.

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

By calling the source “Sanātana” (the Eternal), the verse points to Pati as beginningless reality who emanates enlightened beings—implying Shiva-tattva as the timeless ground from which wisdom and liberation-oriented lineages arise.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key marker is ūrdhvareta—brahmacarya with conserved and sublimated vital energy—aligned with Pashupata-style inner discipline that supports jñāna (Brahmavāda) and steadiness in worship.