Shloka 3
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
स मैथुनेन धर्मेण ससर्ज विविधाः प्रजाः । ताः शृणु त्वं महाप्राज्ञ कथयामि समासतः
sa maithunena dharmeṇa sasarja vividhāḥ prajāḥ | tāḥ śṛṇu tvaṃ mahāprājña kathayāmi samāsataḥ
அவன் விதிப்படியான மைதுன-தர்மத்தால் பலவகை பிரஜைகளைப் படைத்தான். ஓ மஹாப்ராஜ்ஞனே, கேள்—அவற்றைச் சுருக்கமாகச் சொல்கிறேன்.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana discourse; the immediate narrator addresses a wise listener in the Uma Samhita context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
FAQs
It frames creation as a dharmic, ordered process rather than mere desire—implying that worldly generation operates under cosmic law upheld by Pati (Shiva), while liberation lies in turning from mere praja-sarga to knowledge and devotion.
By showing that even procreation follows dharma, the text implicitly points to Shiva as the regulator of cosmic order; Linga worship honors Shiva as the transcendent Pati who governs creation while remaining beyond it.
The practical takeaway is dharmic living aligned with Shaiva discipline—supporting purity and steadiness for japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative reflection on Shiva as the source and governor of all beings.