सनकं च सनन्दं च सनातनमथात्मभू: । सनत्कुमारं च मुनीन्निष्क्रियानूर्ध्वरेतस: ॥ ४ ॥
sanakam ca sanandam ca sanatanam athatmabhuh sanat-kumaram ca munin niskriyan urdhva-retasah
- sanakam
- Sanaka
- ca
- also
- sanandam
- Sananda
- ca
- and
- sanatanam
- Sanatana
- atha
- thereafter
- atma-bhuh
- Brahma, who is self-born
- sanat-kumaram
- Sanat-kumara
- ca
- also
- munin
- the great sages
- niskriyan
- free from all fruitive action
- urdhva-retasah
- those whose semen flows upwards.
In the beginning, Brahma created four great sages named Sanaka, Sananda, Sanatana and Sanat-kumara. All of them were unwilling to adopt materialistic activities because they were highly elevated due to their semen’s flowing upwards.