Shloka 2
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
सूत उवाच । यदा न ववृधे सा तु वीरणस्य प्रजापतिः । सुतां सुतपसा युक्तामाह्वयत्सर्गकारणात्
sūta uvāca | yadā na vavṛdhe sā tu vīraṇasya prajāpatiḥ | sutāṃ sutapasā yuktāmāhvayatsargakāraṇāt
ಸೂತನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಅವಳು ಮುಂದೆ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗದೆ ನಿಂತಾಗ, ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ನಿರಂತರತೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ ವೀರಣನು ಉತ್ತಮ ತಪಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತನಾದ ತನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರಿಯನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿದನು।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
FAQs
It highlights tapas (disciplined austerity) as a sanctifying power that aligns an individual with dharma and the cosmic order; in Shaiva understanding, such purity becomes a fit instrument for the unfolding of sarga under the higher governance of Pati (Shiva).
Though the Linga is not named here, the verse points to the principle that worldly and spiritual fruit arise through purity and disciplined living—foundational attitudes for Saguna Shiva worship, where devotion and self-restraint prepare the devotee to receive Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
The takeaway is tapas: adopting a vrata (vow), steady japa (such as the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and regulated conduct—practices commonly recommended in Shiva Purana contexts for inner readiness and devotional strength.