Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61
दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra
भृग्वादयो ऽपि जाता वै मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य तु । अंतरे ब्रह्मणो यज्ञे वारुणीं बिभ्रतस्तनुम्
bhṛgvādayo 'pi jātā vai manorvaivasvatasya tu | aṃtare brahmaṇo yajñe vāruṇīṃ bibhratastanum
Quả thật, hiền thánh Bhṛgu cùng các bậc hiền triết khác cũng sinh ra trong thời đại của Vaivasvata Manu—vào khoảng gián đoạn của tế lễ do Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) cử hành—khi đấng thiêng liêng ấy mang hình tướng Vāruṇī.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Vaivasvata-manvantara reference; ‘interval of Brahmā’s sacrifice’ as a liminal cosmic-ritual moment; manifestation in a Vāruṇī form (Varuṇa-associated).
FAQs
It situates revered sages like Bhṛgu within a specific cosmic cycle (Vaivasvata Manvantara), reminding the seeker that even great lineages arise within Brahmā’s ritual order, while the Shaiva view points beyond cycles to the Supreme Pati (Śiva) as the enduring ground of liberation.
Though the verse is genealogical and ritual-contextual, it aligns with Saguna worship by showing how divine functions manifest through specific forms during yajñas; in Shiva Purana practice, such order culminates in turning the mind to Śiva’s Linga as the stable focus beyond changing cosmic intervals.
The verse emphasizes yajña and sacred time; a practical takeaway is to sanctify worship with disciplined ritual (nyāsa, mantra-japa) and steady meditation on Śiva—especially Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—performed with purity and regularity.