Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 114
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
प्रजानां पतयश्चैव दक्षाद्या ब्रह्मसूनवः । एकादश सपत्नीका धर्मस्संकल्प एव च
prajānāṃ patayaścaiva dakṣādyā brahmasūnavaḥ | ekādaśa sapatnīkā dharmassaṃkalpa eva ca
إن سادةَ الخلائق—ابتداءً بدَكْشَا—هم حقّاً أبناءُ براهما المولودون من ذهنه. وكانوا أحدَ عشر، لكلٍّ منهم زوجتُه؛ وكان فيهم أيضاً دَرْمَا وسَنْكَلْبَا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Prajā-sarga framing: mind-born progenitors (mānasa-putras) as instruments of manifested order
FAQs
It situates worldly order within a sacred hierarchy: the Prajāpatis, though powerful progenitors, are created beings under cosmic law (Dharma) and intention (Saṅkalpa). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this highlights that all governance of creation ultimately functions under Pati—Lord Shiva—who transcends and directs the manifested order.
By showing that even Brahmā’s sons (like Dakṣa) operate within created structures, the text implicitly points the devotee beyond secondary authorities to the supreme refuge—Shiva. Linga worship centers on that supreme Pati, the source and support of all cosmic functions that Prajāpatis administer.
A practical takeaway is to align one’s personal saṅkalpa (resolve) with dharma through Shiva-upāsanā—daily japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering water to the Linga—so the will becomes purified and directed toward liberation rather than mere worldly creation.