Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
तेपि जग्मुस्तत्र सुताः पित्रादिष्टा दृढव्रताः । प्रजासर्गे अत्र सिद्धास्स्वपूर्वभ्रातरो ययुः
tepi jagmustatra sutāḥ pitrādiṣṭā dṛḍhavratāḥ | prajāsarge atra siddhāssvapūrvabhrātaro yayuḥ
ਉਹ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਵੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ ਵਰਤ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਉਸੇ ਥਾਂ ਚਲੇ ਗਏ। ਉੱਥੇ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ-ਸ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਸਿੱਧ ਜਨ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੇਠੇ ਭਰਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੀ ਮਾਰਗ ਤੇ ਤੁਰੇ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: The sons proceed to the same ‘place’ as their elder brothers for prajā-sarga; the text hints at a sanctified locus but does not identify a Jyotirliṅga.
Significance: Teaches that even prajā-sarga is framed by vrata and discipline; yet the ‘same course as elder brothers’ foreshadows a turn from worldly creation toward tapas and purity.
FAQs
It highlights disciplined obedience and steadfast vows, showing that even within worldly duties like prajā-sarga, the truly “siddha” move in a purified, dharmic way—pointing to Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on right conduct and inner maturity as supports for grace and liberation.
Though the verse speaks of progeny-creation, its subtext is vow-based discipline (vrata) and siddhi—qualities cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and niyama), which stabilize the mind and align action with dharma.
The practical takeaway is dṛḍha-vrata: adopt a steady daily sādhana such as Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, maintaining consistency and purity of intent.