Shloka 30
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
प्रत्यूषस्य त्वभूत्पुत्र ऋषिर्नाम्ना तु देवलः । द्वौ पुत्रौ देवलस्यापि प्रजावन्तौ मनीषिणौ
pratyūṣasya tvabhūtputra ṛṣirnāmnā tu devalaḥ | dvau putrau devalasyāpi prajāvantau manīṣiṇau
Now, Pratyūṣa had a son—a sage named Devala. Devala too had two sons, both wise men and blessed with progeny.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights the Shiva Purana’s emphasis on dharmic continuity: wise sages sustain sacred knowledge and social order through disciplined life and righteous progeny, supporting the path toward Shiva’s grace.
Though the verse is genealogical, it frames the living tradition in which Linga-worship and Shaiva vows are transmitted—through rishis and their disciplined lineages that preserve Shiva’s teachings.
The implied takeaway is steadiness in dharma—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and observance of Shaiva conduct—so that wisdom (manīṣā) and благоприятные results in life arise.