Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
अपृथग्धर्मशीलास्ते सर्व आसन् सुता मुने । पितृभक्तिरता नित्यं वेदमार्गपरायणाः
apṛthagdharmaśīlāste sarva āsan sutā mune | pitṛbhaktiratā nityaṃ vedamārgaparāyaṇāḥ
Ô sage, toutes ces filles étaient semblables par leur conduite vertueuse. Toujours vouées au service du père et fermement établies sur la voie védique, elles demeuraient dans un dharma inébranlable.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it characterizes Dakṣa’s offspring as Veda-aligned, foreshadowing tension between ritual orthopraxy and Śiva-bhakti later in the Satī narrative.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It upholds dharma as lived character: steadiness in Vedic discipline and sincere devotion in one’s duties. In Shaiva understanding, such ordered life purifies the pashu (bound soul) and prepares it for Shiva-bhakti and liberating knowledge.
By praising Veda-mārga and disciplined virtue, the verse frames proper conduct as the foundation for Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā). Right conduct and devotion steady the mind, making ritual worship fruitful rather than merely external.
The takeaway is nitya-niyama: daily Vedic-aligned discipline—truthfulness, purity, reverence to elders/teachers—alongside regular Shiva worship such as japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-pūjā according to one’s capacity.