Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
प्रसंगादीश्वरस्यैव प्रभावद्योतनादपि । सर्गादयो ऽपि कथिता इत्यत्र तत्प्रविस्तरैः
prasaṃgādīśvarasyaiva prabhāvadyotanādapi | sargādayo 'pi kathitā ityatra tatpravistaraiḥ
Di sini, kisah tentang penciptaan dan lain-lain pun disebut hanya secara sampingan—semata-mata untuk menzahirkan keagungan Tuhan sendiri. Oleh itu, hendaklah ia difahami dalam konteks tersebut, beserta huraian yang sewajarnya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthāla) passage; the verse frames cosmology (sarga etc.) as subordinate to revealing Īśvara’s aiśvarya (sovereign majesty).
Significance: Establishes the hermeneutic that Purāṇic cosmology is ultimately upadeśa-oriented—meant to turn the mind toward Śiva as Pati rather than toward mere cosmographic detail.
Cosmic Event: Cosmic functions (sarga-ādi) referenced as didactic material rather than as the narrative focus.
FAQs
It clarifies that cosmology (sarga and related topics) is not the final teaching; it is presented to reveal the supremacy of Pati—Lord Shiva—so the seeker’s focus remains on liberation through Shiva-knowledge and devotion.
By placing creation narratives in a subsidiary role, the verse directs attention to Shiva as the central reality—worshipped as Saguna (Linga, forms, grace) while pointing beyond to His transcendent sovereignty that underlies all cosmic processes.
Use the teachings as support for Shiva-centered sadhana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplative remembrance that all cosmic descriptions ultimately serve devotion to and realization of Shiva.