Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
पत्न्यर्थं प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीः प्रभुः । ताभ्यः शिष्टा यवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः । ख्यातिः सत्यर्थसंभूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिः क्षमा तथा । सन्नतिश्चानसूया च ऊर्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा
patnyarthaṃ pratijagrāha dharmo dākṣāyaṇīḥ prabhuḥ | tābhyaḥ śiṣṭā yavīyasya ekādaśa sulocanāḥ | khyātiḥ satyarthasaṃbhūtiḥ smṛtiḥ prītiḥ kṣamā tathā | sannatiścānasūyā ca ūrjā svāhā svadhā tathā
പത്നീഗ്രഹണാർത്ഥം പ്രഭു ധർമ്മൻ ദക്ഷന്റെ പുത്രിമാരെ സ്വീകരിച്ചു. അവരിൽ ഇളയ ഭാര്യയിൽ നിന്ന് പതിനൊന്ന് സുലോചന പുത്രിമാർ ജനിച്ചു—ഖ്യാതി, സത്യാർത്ഥ-സംഭൂതി, സ്മൃതി, പ്രീതി, ക്ഷമ, സന്നതി, അനസൂയ, ഊർജാ, സ്വാഹാ, സ്വധാ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: ordering of prajā through dharma-saṃbandha (marriage alliances)
FAQs
It situates Dharma—the sustaining principle of right order—as a divinely personified power within creation, showing how cosmic stability and virtuous tendencies arise through sacred lineages that ultimately support the soul’s maturation toward Shiva (Pati).
Though not directly describing Linga worship, it provides the Purāṇic framework in which dharma, yajña, and sacred duties operate—disciplines that purify the pashu (individual soul) and make it fit for devotion to Saguna Shiva and, eventually, realization of Shiva beyond limitation.
The practical takeaway is dharma-anushthana—steady observance of righteous conduct and Vedic duties (including offerings associated with Svāhā and Svadhā)—as a preparatory discipline that supports mantra-japa and focused Shaiva devotion.