Shloka 39
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
शतं त्वेवं समाख्यातं रुद्राणाममितौजसाम् । शृणु कश्यपपत्नीनां नामानि मुनिसत्तम
śataṃ tvevaṃ samākhyātaṃ rudrāṇāmamitaujasām | śṛṇu kaśyapapatnīnāṃ nāmāni munisattama
Thus have I explained to you the hundred Rudras of immeasurable splendor. Now listen, O best of sages, to the names of the wives of Kaśyapa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga context; this is a transition verse concluding a Rudra-catalogue (‘śataṃ… rudrāṇām’) and moving into Kaśyapa’s wives—typical Purāṇic cosmological genealogy linking divine powers to creation’s population.
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Genealogical cosmogenesis: enumerating Rudra hosts (divine powers) and then the Prajāpati-line (Kaśyapa’s wives) as channels for manifest creation.
FAQs
It marks a transition from enumerating Shiva’s Rudra-manifestations (Saguna expressions of the Supreme Pati) to sacred genealogical knowledge, showing that cosmic order is understood through both divine forms and the lineage of beings sustained by them.
By presenting the Rudras as “immeasurably radiant,” the text emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s accessible manifestations; such enumerations support devotional remembrance (smaraṇa) that culminates in Linga-worship as the unifying symbol of Shiva beyond all names and forms.
A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devout listening) and nāma-smaraṇa (recitation of divine names); this can be paired with Rudra-japa such as the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” especially during Mahāśivarātri observances.