Shloka 21
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
मरुत्वत्यां मरुत्वंतो वसोस्तु वसवस्तथा । भानोस्तु भानवस्सर्वे मुहूर्तायां मुहूर्तजाः
marutvatyāṃ marutvaṃto vasostu vasavastathā | bhānostu bhānavassarve muhūrtāyāṃ muhūrtajāḥ
From Marutvatī were born the Marutvans; from Vasū were likewise born the Vasus. From Bhānu were born all the Bhānavas; and from Muhūrtā were born the deities called Muhūrtajas.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita discourse to the sages, continuing a genealogical/philosophical enumeration of divine powers under Shiva’s cosmic order)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; this is a devatā-genealogy (gaṇa/adhikāra enumeration) situating Vedic classes of deities within Śiva’s cosmic administration.
FAQs
It teaches that even revered deva-classes and the powers of time (muhūrtas) arise in an ordered way within Shiva’s governance—supporting the Shaiva view that all cosmic functions are dependent on Pati (Lord Shiva), not independent absolutes.
By listing deities as born from specific principles, it frames them as functional manifestations within creation; Linga-worship centers the devotee on Saguna Shiva as the Lord who empowers these functions, leading the mind away from fragmented deva-dependence toward one-pointed devotion to Shiva.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as Kāla-adhīśa (Lord of Time) during japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), recognizing daily time-units (muhūrtas) as occasions for remembrance; if observing Mahāśivarātri, use the night’s time-divisions for scheduled japa and dhyāna.