Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation
कल्पभेदेन दक्षस्य षष्टिः कन्याः प्रकीर्तिताः । तासां दश च धर्माय शशिने सप्तविंशतिम्
kalpabhedena dakṣasya ṣaṣṭiḥ kanyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | tāsāṃ daśa ca dharmāya śaśine saptaviṃśatim
តាមភាពខុសគ្នានៃកាលបៈ (វដ្តសೃષ્ટិ) គេបានពោលថា ទក្ខ្សៈមានកូនស្រីហុកសិបនាក់។ ក្នុងនោះ គាត់បានប្រគល់ដប់នាក់ឲ្យធម្មៈ និងម្ភៃប្រាំពីរនាក់ឲ្យព្រះចន្ទ (សសិន)។
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: kalpa-bheda (variation across cosmic cycles)
FAQs
It frames worldly lineage and cosmic order as part of kalpa-based creation, reminding the seeker that all social and celestial arrangements arise within time-bound cycles—encouraging detachment and turning toward Śiva, the timeless Pati beyond kalpas.
By describing the structured cosmos (Dharma, Candra, and progeny), the verse highlights the Saguna administration of the universe; Linga-worship then becomes the Shaiva way to honor the source of that order—Śiva—while seeking the transcendent Nirguna reality behind it.
A practical takeaway is to steady one’s life in dharma and observe lunar time (tithi/nakṣatra) for vrata and japa—especially Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—aligning devotion with cosmic rhythms while aiming for liberation.