Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
सृष्ट्यर्थं तु पुरा देवो दक्षिणाङ्गात्प्रजापतिम् । मध्येरुद्राख्यमीथानं जगदन्तकरं मुने ॥ ४ ॥
sṛṣṭyarthaṃ tu purā devo dakṣiṇāṅgātprajāpatim | madhyerudrākhyamīthānaṃ jagadantakaraṃ mune || 4 ||
在远古,为了成就创造之业,主从右侧化生出生主(Prajāpati);又从身之中部显现名为鲁陀罗(Rudra)者——威烈而为世界毁灭之因,噢牟尼。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
It frames creation and dissolution as coordinated divine functions: Prajāpati embodies generative order (progeny and continuity), while Rudra embodies transformative dissolution—both arising from the one Lord.
By presenting multiple cosmic powers as emanations of one supreme source, it supports bhakti as single-pointed devotion to the Lord beyond all functions—creator, sustainer, and dissolver.
Primarily Itihasa–Purana style cosmology rather than a Vedanga; indirectly it informs ritual and theology by clarifying deity-functions (Prajāpati for creation rites, Rudra for appeasement/śānti contexts).