Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
अष्टौ पूर्वांश्च पूर्वादौ त्रीन्प्राक्पश्चादनुक्रमात् । दक्षो रुचिर्भृगुश्चैव मरीचिश्च तथांगिराः
aṣṭau pūrvāṃśca pūrvādau trīnprākpaścādanukramāt | dakṣo rucirbhṛguścaiva marīciśca tathāṃgirāḥ
سب سے پہلے آٹھ ‘پہلے والے’ ہیں؛ پھر ترتیب سے آگے اور پیچھے کے تین۔ یہ ہیں—دکش، رُچی، بھِرگو، مریچی اور انگِرا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It places cosmic order (anukrama) at the foundation of creation: beings arise through appointed progenitors, yet in Shaiva Siddhanta their power to create is ultimately dependent on Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord who governs the unfolding of the worlds.
By listing Prajapatis and seers, the text frames creation as an ordered manifestation; Linga worship centers the devotee on Saguna Shiva as the Lord of that order—beyond progenitors like Daksha—so devotion is directed to the source rather than merely to created hierarchies.
A practical takeaway is to cultivate smaraṇa (recollection) of Shiva as the inner ruler of all lineages and cosmic functions—supporting japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating that all creative powers operate by His grace.