Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
सृष्टिक्रमवर्णनम् / Description of the Sequence of Creation
देवहूत्यां कर्दमाच्च बह्व्यो जातास्सुता मुने । दशाज्जाताश्चतस्रश्च तथा पुत्र्यश्च विंशतिः
devahūtyāṃ kardamācca bahvyo jātāssutā mune | daśājjātāścatasraśca tathā putryaśca viṃśatiḥ
โอ้มุนี จากเทวหูติและกรทมะได้มีธิดามากมาย บรรดาสิบแล้วมีเพิ่มอีกสี่ ดังนั้นรวมเป็นธิดายี่สิบองค์.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: prajā-sarga through Devahūti–Kardama; expansion of social-cosmic networks via daughters’ lines
FAQs
In the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa narrative, the verse situates worldly lineage within cosmic order: creation unfolds through dharma-bound progeny, while Shaiva Siddhanta reminds that such expansion is ultimately upheld by Pati (Śiva), the inner governor of all births.
Though the verse is genealogical, it supports the Purana’s larger frame: Saguna Shiva presides over sṛṣṭi (manifest order). Lineage and social dharma become stable contexts in which Shiva-worship—Linga-puja, mantra, and vrata—can be practiced toward liberation.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is to live within dharma and sanctify household life with Shiva-centered disciplines such as daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular Linga-abhiṣeka.