Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
मनु-शतरूपा-प्रसूतिः तथा दक्षकन्याविवाहाः
Manu–Śatarūpā, Prasūti, and the Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
ऊर्जायां तु वसिष्ठस्य पुत्रा वै सप्त जज्ञिरे । ज्यायसी च स्वसा तेषां पुंडरीका सुमध्यमा । रजो गात्रोर्ध्वबाहू च सवनश्चानयश्च यः । सुतपाश्शुक्र इत्येते सप्त सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः
ūrjāyāṃ tu vasiṣṭhasya putrā vai sapta jajñire | jyāyasī ca svasā teṣāṃ puṃḍarīkā sumadhyamā | rajo gātrordhvabāhū ca savanaścānayaśca yaḥ | sutapāśśukra ityete sapta saptarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ
จากอูรชา บุตรทั้งเจ็ดของวสิษฐะได้บังเกิดขึ้น พี่สาวของพวกท่านคือชยายสี และปุณฑรีกา ผู้มีเอวอรชร ก็ (บังเกิด) ด้วย รโช คาตระ อูรธวบาหุ สวนะ อนะยะ สุทปา และศุกระ—ท่านเหล่านี้ถูกจดจำว่าเป็นสัปตฤๅษีทั้งเจ็ด
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Saptarṣi institution (cosmic governance through seerhood) implied
FAQs
It establishes a sacred lineage of the Saptarṣis, the archetypal gurus who preserve dharma and transmit Shaiva wisdom; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such guru-paramparā is essential for right knowledge (jñāna) leading the bound soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati).
Though the verse is genealogical, it frames the rishis as authoritative transmitters of Shiva-centered worship—those who uphold Vedic rites and Shaiva observances, through which devotees approach Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) with proper mantra, purity, and discipline.
The implied takeaway is reverence for the rishis and adherence to their taught disciplines—daily mantra-japa (especially Shiva mantras such as the Panchakshara), purity of conduct, and guru-guided practice; specific items like bhasma or rudraksha are not directly prescribed in this verse.