Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
यो ऽसौ रुद्रात्मको बह्निब्रह्मणो मानसस्सुतः । स्वाहा तस्य प्रिया लेभे पुत्रांस्त्रीनमितौजसः । पावकः पवमानश्च शुचिरित्येष ते त्रयः । निर्मंथ्यः पवमानस्स्याद्वैद्युतः पावकस्स्मृतः
yo 'sau rudrātmako bahnibrahmaṇo mānasassutaḥ | svāhā tasya priyā lebhe putrāṃstrīnamitaujasaḥ | pāvakaḥ pavamānaśca śucirityeṣa te trayaḥ | nirmaṃthyaḥ pavamānassyādvaidyutaḥ pāvakassmṛtaḥ
जो अग्नी रुद्रस्वरूप असून ब्रह्म्याचा मानसपुत्र आहे, त्याने स्वाहाला प्रिया म्हणून प्राप्त केले. त्याच्यापासून अपरिमित तेजाचे तीन पुत्र झाले—पावक, पवमान आणि शुचि—हे तीन. यांपैकी मंथनातून उत्पन्न अग्नी ‘पवमान’ आणि विद्युत्जन्य अग्नी ‘पावक’ म्हणून स्मरणात आहे.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: rudram
Shakti Form: Svāhā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Mind-born (mānasa) emanation from Brahmā; elemental differentiation of fire into functional forms (churned, lightning, etc.).
FAQs
The verse frames Agni (fire) as Rudra-ātmaka—pervaded by Shiva’s power—showing that even ritual fire is not merely physical heat but a manifestation of divine Śakti that purifies and carries offerings toward the Supreme (Pati).
In Saguna Shiva worship, especially Linga-pūjā with homa, Agni functions as Rudra’s instrument: offerings made with the utterance of “Svāhā” are understood as being received through Shiva’s cosmic order, reinforcing that external ritual supports inner devotion to Shiva.
It supports homa/ārati discipline: kindle the sacred fire (nirmaṃthya) with purity, offer with the mantra ending in “Svāhā,” and contemplate Agni as Rudra-śakti—purifying bonds (pāśa) while the mind rests in Shiva as the indwelling Lord (Pati).