Shloka 40
अविद्या-पञ्चक, नवसर्ग-क्रमः, प्रजापति-प्रसवः
Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 5
पूर्णमासं तु मारीचं ततः कन्याचतुष्टयम् तुष्टिर्ज्येष्ठा च वै दृष्टिः कृषिश्चापचितिस् तथा
pūrṇamāsaṃ tu mārīcaṃ tataḥ kanyācatuṣṭayam tuṣṭirjyeṣṭhā ca vai dṛṣṭiḥ kṛṣiścāpacitis tathā
From Marīci was born Pūrṇamāsa; and thereafter a group of daughters—Tuṣṭi, Jyeṣṭhā, Dṛṣṭi, Kṛṣi, and likewise Apaciti—manifested as śaktis, creative potencies within the unfolding of emanation. In this way the bound souls (paśu) enter ordered experience through the Lord (Pati) working via such śaktis.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It situates Linga-centered Shaiva theology within Srishti: the Lord (Pati) manifests an ordered cosmos through named śaktis and lineages, which later become the field where Linga-puja purifies the paśu from pasha.
Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati whose creative governance operates through differentiated powers (śaktis) and progeny—showing unity of the Lord with functional manifestations without reducing him to them.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; it supports Pashupata Yoga indirectly by defining the manifested field (perception, action, increase/decline) that the yogin must master and transcend through Shiva-oriented discipline.