Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
प्रसंगादीश्वरस्यैव प्रभावद्योतनादपि । सर्गादयो ऽपि कथिता इत्यत्र तत्प्रविस्तरैः
prasaṃgādīśvarasyaiva prabhāvadyotanādapi | sargādayo 'pi kathitā ityatra tatpravistaraiḥ
Here, even the accounts of creation and the rest have been spoken only incidentally—merely to illuminate the Lord’s own majesty; therefore, they are to be understood in that context, along with their appropriate elaborations.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthāla) passage; the verse frames cosmology (sarga etc.) as subordinate to revealing Īśvara’s aiśvarya (sovereign majesty).
Significance: Establishes the hermeneutic that Purāṇic cosmology is ultimately upadeśa-oriented—meant to turn the mind toward Śiva as Pati rather than toward mere cosmographic detail.
Cosmic Event: Cosmic functions (sarga-ādi) referenced as didactic material rather than as the narrative focus.
FAQs
It clarifies that cosmology (sarga and related topics) is not the final teaching; it is presented to reveal the supremacy of Pati—Lord Shiva—so the seeker’s focus remains on liberation through Shiva-knowledge and devotion.
By placing creation narratives in a subsidiary role, the verse directs attention to Shiva as the central reality—worshipped as Saguna (Linga, forms, grace) while pointing beyond to His transcendent sovereignty that underlies all cosmic processes.
Use the teachings as support for Shiva-centered sadhana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplative remembrance that all cosmic descriptions ultimately serve devotion to and realization of Shiva.