Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship
देव्युवाच । सर्गादौ भवतो देवादुत्पत्तिः श्रूयते यदा । तदा प्रजानां प्रथमस्त्वं मे प्रथमजः सुतः
devyuvāca | sargādau bhavato devādutpattiḥ śrūyate yadā | tadā prajānāṃ prathamastvaṃ me prathamajaḥ sutaḥ
A Deusa disse: “Quando se ouve que, no início da criação, a tua manifestação divina surgiu do Senhor, então és verdadeiramente o primeiro entre os seres. Tu és meu filho primogénito, o primeiro da descendência.”
Parvati (Devi)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: sarga (cosmic emanation at creation’s beginning)
FAQs
It affirms Shaiva theology that all manifestation at creation is grounded in the Supreme Lord (Pati), and that the foremost status of a being is determined by proximity to Shiva’s divine origin, not merely worldly seniority.
By emphasizing origin “from the Lord,” the verse supports Saguna Shiva devotion: worship of Shiva (often as the Linga) as the source from whom divine functions and beings arise, reinforcing Shiva as the primary refuge and cause in sṛṣṭi.
A practical takeaway is to meditate on Shiva as the primordial source using the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” aligning one’s sense of identity and lineage with the Lord rather than with worldly conditioning (pāśa).