Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50
पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow
ब्रह्मणो मानसाः पुत्राः सर्वे ऽपि ज्योतिषां गणाः । सर्वा देव्यश्च देवाश्च सर्वे सर्वे च खेचराः
brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrāḥ sarve 'pi jyotiṣāṃ gaṇāḥ | sarvā devyaśca devāśca sarve sarve ca khecarāḥ
Alle Scharen lichtglänzender Himmelswesen sind geistgeborene Söhne Brahmās; alle Göttinnen und Götter—ja auch alle, die sich im Himmel bewegen—stammen aus demselben göttlichen Ursprung.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Cosmological cataloging rather than a site legend: all celestial hosts (jyotiṣ-gaṇa), devas and devīs are traced to Brahmā’s mānasa-sṛṣṭi, situating them within created hierarchy beneath Parameśvara.
Significance: Cultivates viveka: even exalted devas/devīs are within sṛṣṭi (paśu-side hierarchy), directing devotion ultimately to Śiva as Pati beyond created orders.
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Secondary creation (mānasa-sṛṣṭi) of Brahmā within the larger cycle of manifestation
FAQs
It places even the highest celestial orders—devas, devis, and luminous hosts—within created cosmology, implying that liberation is not guaranteed by heavenly status but by turning to Pati (Lord Shiva) whose grace alone cuts the bonds of pasha.
By showing that all celestial ranks are contingent creations, the text indirectly elevates Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-upasana) as a means to approach the transcendent Lord who stands beyond Brahmā’s progeny and the entire hierarchy of worlds.
A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s grace through steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga worship, aiming for moksha rather than merely attaining celestial realms.