Shloka 3
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
तमबृंहितमालोक्य प्रजासर्गं प्रजापतिः । दक्षो निवेदयामास ब्रह्मणे जनकाय मे
tamabṛṃhitamālokya prajāsargaṃ prajāpatiḥ | dakṣo nivedayāmāsa brahmaṇe janakāya me
Seeing that multiplication and expansion of creation, the Prajāpati Dakṣa reported it to Brahmā—my progenitor and father.
Sūta Gosvāmī
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It shows the ordered functioning of cosmic roles: Prajāpatis expand progeny and then account to Brahmā, while Shaiva Siddhānta ultimately places Shiva (Pati) beyond and above these administrative acts as the supreme ground of creation and liberation.
Though the verse is about creation-management, it sets the stage for the Sati–Daksha narrative where ritual authority and pride are tested; Shaiva devotion centers on Saguna Shiva (often worshiped as the Liṅga) as the supreme Lord, not merely a deity within Brahmā’s created order.
A practical takeaway is humility and accountability in one’s duties; as a Shaiva practice, one may pair daily work with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and remembrance that all actions are offered to Shiva.