Shloka 6
मारीचात्कश्यपाज्जातास्तेऽदित्यां दक्षकन्यया । तत्र विष्णुश्च शक्रश्च जज्ञाते पुनरेव हि
mārīcātkaśyapājjātāste'dityāṃ dakṣakanyayā | tatra viṣṇuśca śakraśca jajñāte punareva hi
From Marīci, Kaśyapa was born; and from Kaśyapa, through Aditi—the daughter of Dakṣa—those divine beings were born. In that very lineage, Viṣṇu and Śakra (Indra) were indeed born again.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as a genealogical frame (vaṃśa/utpatti) situating devas like Viṣṇu and Indra within Aditi–Kaśyapa lineage, which in Śaiva Purāṇic rhetoric underscores their contingent, created status under Śiva’s cosmic lordship.
FAQs
It frames the devas’ appearance as part of an ordered cosmic lineage, implying that even exalted beings arise within time and function under the higher sovereignty of Pati (Śiva), who alone is ultimately independent.
By showing Viṣṇu and Indra as born within creation, the text subtly points devotees beyond changing cosmic roles toward Saguna Śiva worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) as the stable refuge who grants protection and liberation.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate śaraṇāgati (refuge) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—along with simple Śiva-pūjā, recognizing all cosmic powers as subordinate to Śiva.