Shloka 51
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
गोत्रे ऽस्मिन्वै चन्द्रमसो नाम्ना प्रमितिरुच्यते मानवस्य तु सो ऽंशेन पूर्वं स्वायंभुवे ऽन्तरे
gotre 'sminvai candramaso nāmnā pramitirucyate mānavasya tu so 'ṃśena pūrvaṃ svāyaṃbhuve 'ntare
ในโคตรนี้กล่าวกันว่ามีปรชาปติชื่อ “ประมิติ” ผู้เป็นที่รู้จักด้วยนาม “จันทรมส” เขาเป็นภาคหนึ่งของมนู และเคยอุบัติขึ้นก่อนแล้วในสวายัมภูวมนวันตระ।
Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It anchors Shiva-oriented dharma in a valid Vedic lineage (gotra and Manvantara). Such genealogical grounding legitimizes adhikāra (eligibility) for rites—including Linga-pūjā—within the cosmic order established in the Purāṇa.
Indirectly: by presenting emanational order (aṃśa) and Manvantara governance, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati who upholds structured creation through appointed progenitors, while remaining beyond genealogy.
No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga technique is stated; the takeaway is the emphasis on lineage (gotra) and Manvantara context, which traditionally frames Vedic-saṃskāras and Shiva-upāsanā with proper authority.