Brahmā said: They resembled the terrestrial fire in brilliance. They had eyes large as the petals of a lotus. Sanat and Ṛbhu remained celibate having sublimated sexuality; the other three were Sanaka, Sanātana and Sanandana who were born simultaneously and who could visualize things even beyond the scope of sense-organs. They possessed great intellect; they were the cause of the sustenance of the worlds. They were devoid of the three types of miseries and they desisted from worldly activities.