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
அந்த புதல்வர்களும் தந்தையின் ஆணையின்படி, உறுதியான விரதத்துடன், அதே இடத்திற்குச் சென்றனர். அங்கே சந்ததி-ஸ்ருஷ்டி காரியத்தில் அந்த சித்தர்கள் முன் சென்ற மூத்த சகோதரர்களின் வழியையே பின்பற்றினர்.
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.