Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35
मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta
निर्मितानि पुराणानि अन्यानि च ततः परम् । स पुनर्द्वापरे चास्मिन्कृष्णद्वैपायनाख्यया
nirmitāni purāṇāni anyāni ca tataḥ param | sa punardvāpare cāsminkṛṣṇadvaipāyanākhyayā
यानंतर इतर पुराणेही रचली गेली. आणि पुन्हा याच द्वापरयुगात तो ‘कृष्णद्वैपायन’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध होऊन (त्यांचेही) प्रवर्तन करतो.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Dvāpara-yuga context: re-articulation of purāṇic corpus alongside Vedic arrangement
FAQs
It affirms the Purāṇas as intentionally composed scriptures, arranged in the Dvāpara age by Vyāsa, so that seekers may access dharma and Shiva-centered liberating knowledge (śiva-jñāna) suited to their time.
By establishing the Purāṇas’ compilation, it supports the scriptural foundation through which Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga devotion, vrata, and bhakti—becomes accessible and properly transmitted.
The verse primarily points to śravaṇa and svādhyāya (listening and study) of Purāṇic Shiva teachings; as a practical takeaway, one may pair this with daily Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as taught across Shaiva tradition.