Shloka 9
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
ब्रह्मोवाच । ततस्समुत्पादयितुं प्रजा मैथुनधर्मतः । उपयेमे वीरणस्य निदेशान्मे सुतां ततः
brahmovāca | tatassamutpādayituṃ prajā maithunadharmataḥ | upayeme vīraṇasya nideśānme sutāṃ tataḥ
พระพรหมตรัสว่า “ต่อจากนั้น เพื่อให้กำเนิดหมู่ประชาตามธรรมแห่งการครองคู่ ข้าพเจ้าจึงยกธิดาของตนให้แต่งงาน ตามคำสั่งของวีรณะ”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
FAQs
It frames creation as dharma-governed: even powerful beings like Brahmā act under ordained order, reminding the seeker that desire and worldly activity must be disciplined by right conduct, ultimately supporting the soul’s gradual purification toward Śiva.
Though not directly about Liṅga worship, it sets the cosmic background in which Saguna Śiva’s play unfolds—creation proceeds by lawful order, while devotion to Śiva (as Pati) is the higher means by which the bound soul (paśu) transcends worldly bonds (pāśa).
The takeaway is dharmic restraint: householders should sanctify married life with purity and remembrance of Śiva—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Śiva-pūjā are aligned supports, even when the verse itself does not prescribe a specific rite.