Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
सासूता धरणी भूयस्त्रिंशत्कन्याश्च विश्रुताः । वेलां च नियतिं चैव तृतीयामपि चायतिम् । आयतिर्नियतिश्चैव पत्न्यौ द्वे भृगुपुत्रयोः । स्वायंभुवे ऽंतरे पूर्वं कथितस्ते तदन्वयः
sāsūtā dharaṇī bhūyastriṃśatkanyāśca viśrutāḥ | velāṃ ca niyatiṃ caiva tṛtīyāmapi cāyatim | āyatirniyatiścaiva patnyau dve bhṛguputrayoḥ | svāyaṃbhuve 'ṃtare pūrvaṃ kathitaste tadanvayaḥ
Dharaṇī, a Deusa-Terra, também se tornou mãe e foi célebre por suas trinta filhas. Entre elas estavam Velā e Niyati, e, como terceira, Āyati. Āyati e Niyati tornaram-se as duas esposas dos filhos de Bhṛgu. Sua linhagem já te fora narrada antes, no Svāyambhuva Manvantara.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Svāyambhuva Manvantara reference (manvantara-cycle within kalpa time)
FAQs
It situates cosmic genealogy within dharma and order: beings and lineages arise according to niyati (cosmic law), reminding the seeker that worldly relations operate under Shiva’s overarching governance as Pati, the Lord of all.
Though it is genealogical, it supports the Purana’s Shaiva view that all cosmic structures—manvantaras, progeny, and lineages—function within Shiva’s manifested (saguṇa) administration of the universe, which Linga-worship reveres as the sustaining principle.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the practical takeaway is contemplative: meditate on niyati (divine order) and dedicate one’s family duties and karmic roles to Shiva through japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”