Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
भृगुश्शर्वो मरीचिश्च अंगिराः पुलहः क्रतुः । पुलस्त्यो ऽत्रिर्विशिष्ठश्च पावकः पितरस्तथा । ख्यात्याद्या जगृहुः कन्यामुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः । कामाद्यास्तु यशोंता ये ते त्रयोदश सूनवः
bhṛguśśarvo marīciśca aṃgirāḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | pulastyo 'trirviśiṣṭhaśca pāvakaḥ pitarastathā | khyātyādyā jagṛhuḥ kanyāmunayo munisattamāḥ | kāmādyāstu yaśoṃtā ye te trayodaśa sūnavaḥ
ภฤคุ ศรวะ มรีจิ อังคิรัส ปุลหะ กรตุ ปุลัสตยะ อत्रิ วสิษฐะ ปาวกะ และหมู่ปิตฤ—เหล่ามุนีผู้ประเสริฐเหล่านี้ได้รับนางกัญญาเช่นคฺยาติเป็นชายา จากนั้นได้บังเกิดบุตรชายสิบสามองค์ เริ่มด้วยกามะและสิ้นสุดที่ยศัส।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Cosmic Event: expansion of prajā through ṛṣi-lineages; integration of pitṛ-world and agni principle
FAQs
It situates sacred lineage within cosmic order—showing how dharma-bearing sages and Pitṛs propagate creation, which in Shaiva thought unfolds under the supreme governance of Pati (Shiva).
Though genealogical, the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā frames all manifestation as dependent on Shiva; thus, honoring Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) is honoring the source that empowers sages, worlds, and lineage.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is to cultivate śraddhā toward Shiva as the inner ruler of creation and to support Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and guru–ṛṣi reverence alongside daily Shiva-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara).