Shloka 4
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
तस्यां पुत्रसहस्राणि वीरिण्यां पंच वीर्यवान् । आश्रित्य जनयामास दक्ष एव प्रजापतिः
tasyāṃ putrasahasrāṇi vīriṇyāṃ paṃca vīryavān | āśritya janayāmāsa dakṣa eva prajāpatiḥ
ಆ ವೀರಿಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ ದಕ್ಷನು ಅವಳನ್ನಾಶ್ರಯಿಸಿ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಪುತ್ರರನ್ನು, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇನ್ನೂ ಐದು ಮಹಾಬಲವಂತರನ್ನು ಜನಿಸಿದನು.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, as typical for the Shiva Purana’s frame narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
FAQs
It highlights the outward movement of creation through Prajāpatis—proliferation of beings—setting a contrast with Shaiva teaching that liberation comes not from expansion of progeny, but from turning to Pati (Śiva) beyond worldly bonds (pāśa).
Though the verse itself is genealogical, it supports the larger narrative arc where Dakṣa’s line becomes central to events that ultimately reaffirm devotion to Saguna Śiva (and reverence for Śiva’s supremacy) over mere ritual-pride and worldly creation.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway in Shaiva practice is to pair worldly duties with Śiva-smaraṇa—japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so creation-bound life does not become bondage.