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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.34

सनन्दनाद्यैर्महासिद्धै: शान्तै: संशान्तविग्रहम् । उपास्यमानं सख्या च भर्त्रा गुह्यकरक्षसाम् ॥ ३४ ॥
sanandanādyair mahā-siddhaiḥ
[sanandanaadyair mahaa-siddhaih]
śāntaiḥ saṁśānta-vigraham
[shaantaih samshaanta-vigraham]
upāsyamānaṁ sakhyā ca
[upaasyamaanam sakhyaa cha]
bhartrā guhyaka-rakṣasām
[bhartraa guhyaka-rakshasaam]
sanandana-ādyaiḥ — the four Kumāras, headed by Sanandana mahā-siddhaiḥ — liberated souls śāntaiḥ — saintly saṁśānta-vigraham — the grave and saintly Lord Śiva upāsyamānam — was being praised sakhyā — by Kuvera ca — and bhartrā — by the master guhyaka-rakṣasām — of the Guhyakas and the Rākṣasas.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sanandanādyair mahā-siddhaiḥ
sanandana-ādyaiḥ
the four Kumāras, headed by Sanandana
mahā-siddhaiḥ
liberated souls
śāntaiḥ saṁśānta-vigraham
śāntaiḥ
saintly
saṁśānta-vigraham
the grave and saintly Lord Śiva
upāsyamānaṁ sakhyā ca
upāsyamānam
was being praised
sakhyā
by Kuvera
ca
and
bhartrā guhyaka-rakṣasām
bhartrā
by the master
guhyaka-rakṣasām
of the Guhyakas and the Rākṣasas.
Lord Śiva sat there, surrounded by saintly persons like Kuvera, the master of the Guhyakas, and the four Kumāras, who were already liberated souls. Lord Śiva was grave and saintly.

The personalities sitting with Lord Śiva are significant because the four Kumāras were liberated from birth. It may be remembered that after their birth these Kumāras were requested by their father to get married and beget children in order to increase the population of the newly created universe. But they refused, and at that time Lord Brahmā was angry. In that angry mood, Rudra, or Lord Śiva, was born. Thus they were intimately related. Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods, is fabulously rich. Thus Lord Śiva’s association with the Kumāras and Kuvera indicates that he has all transcendental and material opulences. Actually, he is the qualitative incarnation of the Supreme Lord; therefore his position is very exalted.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He was peaceful, worshiped by the peaceful, perfected beings like Sananda and by Kubera, the protector of the Guhyakas and Rakṣasas. Sakhyā means “by Kuvera.”
The four Kumāras, liberated since birth, sat with Śiva — your company shapes your gravity. Surround yourself with those whose presence steadies you, not those who agitate.
Reflection Questions
  • Who in my life functions as 'Kumāras' — companions whose presence sobers and elevates me?
  • Where am I spending time in company that pulls me into frivolity instead of depth?
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