Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
तेपि जग्मुस्तत्र सुताः पित्रादिष्टा दृढव्रताः । प्रजासर्गे अत्र सिद्धास्स्वपूर्वभ्रातरो ययुः
tepi jagmustatra sutāḥ pitrādiṣṭā dṛḍhavratāḥ | prajāsarge atra siddhāssvapūrvabhrātaro yayuḥ
وہ بیٹے بھی باپ کے حکم سے، پختہ عہد والے ہو کر، اسی مقام پر گئے۔ وہاں نسل کی تخلیق کے کام میں وہ کاملین اپنے پہلے بڑے بھائیوں ہی کے طریقے پر چلے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: The sons proceed to the same ‘place’ as their elder brothers for prajā-sarga; the text hints at a sanctified locus but does not identify a Jyotirliṅga.
Significance: Teaches that even prajā-sarga is framed by vrata and discipline; yet the ‘same course as elder brothers’ foreshadows a turn from worldly creation toward tapas and purity.
FAQs
It highlights disciplined obedience and steadfast vows, showing that even within worldly duties like prajā-sarga, the truly “siddha” move in a purified, dharmic way—pointing to Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on right conduct and inner maturity as supports for grace and liberation.
Though the verse speaks of progeny-creation, its subtext is vow-based discipline (vrata) and siddhi—qualities cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and niyama), which stabilize the mind and align action with dharma.
The practical takeaway is dṛḍha-vrata: adopt a steady daily sādhana such as Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, maintaining consistency and purity of intent.