Shloka 9
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
तज्ज्ञात्वा जनयामास पुनः पंचशतान्सुतान् । तानुवाच पुनस्सोऽपि नारदस्सर्वदर्शनः
tajjñātvā janayāmāsa punaḥ paṃcaśatānsutān | tānuvāca punasso'pi nāradassarvadarśanaḥ
Knowing this, he again begot five hundred sons. Then Nārada too—versed in every doctrine—addressed them once more.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; Nārada’s re-instruction functions as grace-through-teaching (anugraha mediated by the deva-ṛṣi) after the failure of mere outward striving.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights how mere worldly multiplication (begetting many sons) is repeatedly met by higher spiritual counsel—Nārada’s role is to redirect beings from bondage toward discrimination and liberation.
Though the verse itself is narrative, Nārada’s recurring instruction typically turns attention from progeny and karma to devotion and knowledge—preparing the mind for Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā) that purifies and leads toward realization of Pati (Shiva).
The implied takeaway is vairāgya and śravaṇa of sacred teaching under a realized guide; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady meditation on Shiva as Pati.