Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
सत्यनेत्रश्च हव्यश्च आपोमूर्तिश्शनैश्चरः । सोमश्च पञ्चमस्त्वेते पञ्चात्रेयाः प्रकीर्तिताः । तेषां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च ह्यात्रेयाणां महात्मनाम् । स्वायंभुवे ऽंतरे ऽतीताः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
satyanetraśca havyaśca āpomūrtiśśanaiścaraḥ | somaśca pañcamastvete pañcātreyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | teṣāṃ putrāśca pautrāśca hyātreyāṇāṃ mahātmanām | svāyaṃbhuve 'ṃtare 'tītāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
സത്യനേത്രൻ, ഹവ്യൻ, ആപോമൂർത്തി, ശനൈശ്ചരൻ, അഞ്ചാമനായ സോമൻ—ഇവരാണ് അഞ്ചു ‘ആത്രേയർ’ എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാതർ. ആ മഹാത്മാക്കളായ ആത്രേയരുടെ പുത്രന്മാരും പൗത്രന്മാരും സ്വായംഭുവ മന്വന്തരത്തിൽ നൂറുകളായും ആയിരങ്ങളായും കാലത്തിന് കീഴിൽ അസ്തമിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Cosmic Event: svayambhuva-manvantara (cycle of time) with mass passing-away of lineages
FAQs
It situates sacred lineages within the vast cycles of time (Manvantaras), reminding the seeker that even exalted families rise and pass, while the Pati (Lord Shiva) alone is the timeless refuge beyond change.
By emphasizing impermanence in cosmic history, the verse indirectly points the devotee toward stable devotion—taking shelter in Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship as a means to transcend time-bound identity and attain Shiva’s grace.
Contemplate the transience of worldly lineage and status, and steady the mind in japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a daily practice, offering actions and identity into Shiva as the eternal ground.