Shloka 6
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
ब्रह्मोवाच । दक्ष प्रजापते तात शृणु मे परमं वचः । तत्कुरुष्व सुरश्रेष्ठ शिवस्ते शं करिष्यति
brahmovāca | dakṣa prajāpate tāta śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ | tatkuruṣva suraśreṣṭha śivaste śaṃ kariṣyati
Brahmā bersabda: “Wahai Dakṣa, Prajāpati—wahai yang dikasihi—dengarlah nasihatku yang tertinggi. Wahai yang terbaik antara para dewa, lakukanlah seperti yang kukatakan; Śiva pasti akan mengurniakan kesejahteraan yang suci dan bertuah kepadamu.”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true welfare (śam) arises when one follows higher dharma and approaches Śiva without ego; as Pati (the Lord), Śiva bestows peace and auspiciousness when conduct aligns with divine counsel.
Brahmā’s assurance that “Śiva will bring auspiciousness” reflects the Shiva Purana emphasis that devotion to Saguna Śiva—often through Linga worship with reverence—removes inauspiciousness and grants śānti when performed with proper attitude.
The practical takeaway is obedience to dharmic instruction and reverent Śiva-upāsanā—such as daily remembrance of Śiva with the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga worship—done with humility to invite śam (peace).