Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
कन्याचतुष्टयं चैव महीयांसस्तदन्वयाः । येषां वंशे समुत्पन्नो बहुपुत्रस्य कश्यपः । स्मृतिश्चांगिरसः पत्नी जनयामास वै सुतौ । आग्नीध्रं शरभञ्चैव तथा कन्याचतुष्टयम्
kanyācatuṣṭayaṃ caiva mahīyāṃsastadanvayāḥ | yeṣāṃ vaṃśe samutpanno bahuputrasya kaśyapaḥ | smṛtiścāṃgirasaḥ patnī janayāmāsa vai sutau | āgnīdhraṃ śarabhañcaiva tathā kanyācatuṣṭayam
Dessa linhagem surgiram descendentes eminentes; e em sua estirpe nasceu Kaśyapa, célebre como pai de muitos filhos. Smṛti, esposa do sábio Aṅgirā, de fato deu à luz dois filhos—Āgnīdhra e Śarabha—e também quatro filhas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
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It situates the dharmic order of creation through revered lineages, showing how embodied souls (paśu) arise within a divinely governed cosmos under Pati (Śiva), where righteous progeny and sage-traditions uphold dharma.
Though genealogical, it frames the Purāṇic world in which Saguna Śiva’s worship is transmitted through rishis and families; such lineages preserve ritual knowledge, mantra, and temple traditions that culminate in Linga-upāsanā.
The verse implies śraddhā in guru–ṛṣi paramparā: study (svādhyāya) of Purāṇas, remembrance of Śiva as the supreme governor (Pati), and regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as the steady practice supporting dharma.