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
Bhṛgu, Śarva, Marīci, Aṅgiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, Atri, Vasiṣṭha và Pāvaka—cùng với các Pitṛ—những bậc hiền triết cao quý này đã lấy những thiếu nữ như Khyāti làm vợ. Từ họ đã sinh ra mười ba người con trai, bắt đầu từ Kāma và kết thúc bằng Yaśas.
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).