Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
शङ्खचूडवधकथनम् / The Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Slaying
दक्षः प्रीत्या ददौ तस्मै निजकन्यास्त्रयोदश । तासां प्रसूतिः प्रसभं न कथ्या बहुविस्तृताः
dakṣaḥ prītyā dadau tasmai nijakanyāstrayodaśa | tāsāṃ prasūtiḥ prasabhaṃ na kathyā bahuvistṛtāḥ
દક્ષે પ્રસન્ન થઈ તેને પોતાની તેર પુત્રીઓ આપી. તેમનીમાંથી ઉત્પન્ન થયેલી સંતતિ અતિ વિશાળ છે; તેનું સંપૂર્ણ વર્ણન કરવું શક્ય નથી.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: creative
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly expansion—lineage, progeny, and social continuity—can be immeasurable, yet Shaiva teaching points beyond such vastness to Pati (Shiva), the transcendent Lord who grants liberation from the endless spread of saṁsāra.
By stressing the immeasurable proliferation of creation, the text implicitly contrasts it with the steadiness of Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—which centers the devotee on Shiva as the stable refuge amid ever-expanding worldly multiplicity.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—to cultivate detachment and inward focus; offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) remembrance can reinforce the insight that all expansive worldly outcomes are transient.