Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
भृगुश्शर्वो मरीचिश्च अंगिराः पुलहः क्रतुः । पुलस्त्यो ऽत्रिर्विशिष्ठश्च पावकः पितरस्तथा । ख्यात्याद्या जगृहुः कन्यामुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः । कामाद्यास्तु यशोंता ये ते त्रयोदश सूनवः
bhṛguśśarvo marīciśca aṃgirāḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | pulastyo 'trirviśiṣṭhaśca pāvakaḥ pitarastathā | khyātyādyā jagṛhuḥ kanyāmunayo munisattamāḥ | kāmādyāstu yaśoṃtā ye te trayodaśa sūnavaḥ
Bhṛgu, Śarva, Marīci, Aṅgiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, dan Pāvaka—bersama-sama dengan para Pitṛ—para pendeta yang mulia ini mengambil gadis-gadis seperti Khyāti sebagai isteri mereka. Daripada mereka lahirlah tiga belas putera, bermula dengan Kāma dan berakhir dengan Yaśas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Cosmic Event: expansion of prajā through ṛṣi-lineages; integration of pitṛ-world and agni principle
FAQs
It situates sacred lineage within cosmic order—showing how dharma-bearing sages and Pitṛs propagate creation, which in Shaiva thought unfolds under the supreme governance of Pati (Shiva).
Though genealogical, the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā frames all manifestation as dependent on Shiva; thus, honoring Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) is honoring the source that empowers sages, worlds, and lineage.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is to cultivate śraddhā toward Shiva as the inner ruler of creation and to support Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and guru–ṛṣi reverence alongside daily Shiva-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara).