Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
तत्सर्वं रुद्रमुद्दिश्य दत्तं स्यान्नात्र संशयः । इत्येवं निश्चयोग्नीनामनुक्रांतो यथातथम् । नातिविस्तरतो विप्राः पितॄन्वक्ष्याम्यतः परम् । यस्मात्षडृतवस्तेषां स्थानं स्थानाभिमानिनाम्
tatsarvaṃ rudramuddiśya dattaṃ syānnātra saṃśayaḥ | ityevaṃ niścayognīnāmanukrāṃto yathātatham | nātivistarato viprāḥ pitṝnvakṣyāmyataḥ param | yasmātṣaḍṛtavasteṣāṃ sthānaṃ sthānābhimāninām
അത് എല്ലാം രുദ്രനെ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുതന്നെ അർപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതാണ്; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. ഇങ്ങനെ അഗ്നികളേക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള നിശ്ചിതക്രമം യഥാതഥമായി പറഞ്ഞുകഴിഞ്ഞു. ഇനി, ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ, അധികവിസ്താരം കൂടാതെ പിതൃകളെപ്പറ്റി പറയാം; കാരണം ആറു ഋതുക്കൾ അവരുടെ നിവാസസ്ഥാനങ്ങളാണ്, ഓരോ സ്ഥാനത്തിനും സ്ഥാനാഭിമാനിയായ അധിഷ്ഠാതാവുണ്ട്.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Significance: Frames śrauta and smārta offerings as Śiva-directed when made with Rudra-saṅkalpa; supports Śiva-centric integration of pitṛ rites within a Rudra-teleology.
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Seasonal cosmology: Pitṛs associated with ṣaḍ-ṛtu (six seasons) as their ‘stations’ (sthāna) with presiding identifications.
FAQs
It teaches that ritual efficacy is perfected when all offerings and actions are consciously dedicated to Rudra—Shiva as Pati—so karma is aligned with the Supreme and becomes a means toward purification and liberation.
The instruction “rudram uddiśya” reflects Saguna devotion: offerings are made with Shiva as the intended Lord and recipient, as in Linga-worship where every oblation is mentally and ritually placed at Shiva’s feet.
Before any homa, tarpana, or daily offering, set a sankalpa dedicating the act to Rudra; mentally repeat a Shiva-mantra (such as the Panchakshara) and offer the fruit of the rite to Shiva, then proceed to Pitṛ-related rites in their proper order.