Shloka 10
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
अथ तस्यां स्वपत्न्यां च वीरिण्यां स प्रजापतिः । हर्यश्वसंज्ञानयुतं दक्षः पुत्रानजीजनत्
atha tasyāṃ svapatnyāṃ ca vīriṇyāṃ sa prajāpatiḥ | haryaśvasaṃjñānayutaṃ dakṣaḥ putrānajījanat
Then, in his very wife Vīriṇī, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot sons who were known by the name “Haryaśva.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse belongs to Dakṣa’s genealogical creation narrative (prajāsarga) that sets the stage for later Śiva–Satī conflict.
FAQs
It frames Dakṣa’s role as a Prajāpati focused on expansion of progeny and worldly order, setting the narrative ground for Shaiva teaching that mere creation and lineage do not equal liberation; true auspiciousness culminates in devotion to Pati (Śiva), not pride in prajā (progeny).
Though the verse is genealogical, it functions as background to the Satīkhaṇḍa storyline where Dakṣa’s worldly authority later clashes with devotion to Śiva. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, it contrasts engagement in karma and social order with surrender to Saguna Śiva (Linga-worship) as the path that purifies and leads toward grace.
No direct rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is to cultivate humility and Śiva-bhakti alongside household duties—supporting daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-upāsanā as the stabilizing spiritual practice.