Shloka 6
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
श्रुतवान्वा कश्यपाद्वै पुंसां सृष्टिर्भविष्यति । दक्षस्येव दुहितृषु तस्मात्तानब्रवीत्तु सः
śrutavānvā kaśyapādvai puṃsāṃ sṛṣṭirbhaviṣyati | dakṣasyeva duhitṛṣu tasmāttānabravīttu saḥ
“Or else, from Kaśyapa there will arise the creation of men, just as it happened through the daughters of Dakṣa.” Therefore, he spoke to them accordingly.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames prajā-sṛṣṭi through Prajāpati lineages (Kaśyapa; Dakṣa’s daughters) as an instrumentality within māyā for embodied souls.
FAQs
It frames creation as an ordered, dharmic unfolding through divinely sanctioned lineages, reminding the seeker that worldly generation operates under cosmic law while liberation ultimately depends on turning to Pati (Śiva) beyond mere progeny.
By highlighting the mechanism of creation through lineages, the verse implicitly contrasts worldly continuity with the higher refuge in Saguna Śiva worship (Liṅga-bhakti), which leads the bound soul (paśu) beyond the cycles sustained by such creation.
A practical takeaway is to pair household duties and lineage-based dharma with daily Śiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple Liṅga-pūjā—so worldly life remains aligned with the path to moksha.