Sanakadi

(“Sanaka and the others”) In Hindu
mythology, a collective name for four
sages born of Brahma who are paradigms of asceticism; the four sages
are Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana,
and Sanatkumara. When Brahma
emanates them, he commands them
to begin the work of creation, but they
are so detached from worldly concerns that they refuse to do so. They
are celibate their entire lives, study
the Vedas from childhood, and always
travel together.