Shloka 16
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
सांत्वितोऽथ विधात्रा हि स दक्षस्तु प्रजापतिः । कन्याः षष्ट्यसृजत्पश्चाद्वीरिण्यामिति नः श्रुतम्
sāṃtvito'tha vidhātrā hi sa dakṣastu prajāpatiḥ | kanyāḥ ṣaṣṭyasṛjatpaścādvīriṇyāmiti naḥ śrutam
Then Dakṣa, the Prajāpati—having been consoled by the Creator (Brahmā)—later begot sixty daughters in Vīriṇī; thus indeed have we heard.
Suta Goswami (narrating the received tradition to the sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how creation and lineage proceed under Brahmā’s ordering power, while Shaiva Siddhānta frames such worldly expansion as part of pasha (bondage) that ultimately must be transcended by turning toward Pati (Śiva).
By contrasting generative, worldly duties (Prajāpati activity) with the higher Shaiva aim: devotion to Saguna Śiva (as Linga) that purifies the soul beyond mere social or genealogical identity.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is to balance worldly responsibilities with daily Śiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and remembrance of Śiva as the liberating Pati.