Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
आत्मैश्वर्या महात्मानस्तिष्ठंतीहाब्भ्रसंगमात् । आग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषदः पितरो द्विविधाः स्मृताः । अयज्वानश्च यज्वानः क्रमात्ते मृहमेधिनः । स्वधासूत पितृभ्यश्च द्वे कन्ये लोकविश्रुते
ātmaiśvaryā mahātmānastiṣṭhaṃtīhābbhrasaṃgamāt | āgniṣvāttā barhiṣadaḥ pitaro dvividhāḥ smṛtāḥ | ayajvānaśca yajvānaḥ kramātte mṛhamedhinaḥ | svadhāsūta pitṛbhyaśca dve kanye lokaviśrute
Ici demeurent les Pitṛs au grand cœur, pourvus de leur propre puissance souveraine, au lieu de rencontre des nuées. Les Pitṛs sont tenus pour de deux sortes : les Āgniṣvāttas et les Barhiṣads. Selon l’ordre, on les dit aussi, parmi les maîtres de maison, non-sacrifiants et sacrifiants. Et des Pitṛs naquit Svadhā, ainsi que deux filles célèbres dans les mondes.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: abbhra-saṅgama (cloud-confluence) as a liminal celestial region for Pitṛs
FAQs
It situates the Pitṛs as empowered cosmic beings and classifies them, reminding a householder that honoring ancestors is part of dharma that supports inner purity—an aid to approaching Pati (Shiva) through disciplined living.
In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship is strengthened by dharmic completeness: along with devotion to Saguna Shiva, one maintains obligations like Pitṛ-tarpaṇa. The verse grounds ancestral rites (Svadhā) as a legitimate Vedic-supporting limb of a Shiva-centered life.
It points toward Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha performed with Svadhā-mantras; as a Shaiva takeaway, keep daily Shiva worship (Pañcākṣarī japa, Tripuṇḍra, Rudrākṣa) while also observing ancestral offerings on prescribed days.