Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
किं करोमि प्रजानाथ वर्द्धेयुः कथमात्मना । तदुपायं समाचक्ष्व प्रजाः कुर्यां न संशयः
kiṃ karomi prajānātha varddheyuḥ kathamātmanā | tadupāyaṃ samācakṣva prajāḥ kuryāṃ na saṃśayaḥ
“噢，众生之主，我当如何行？诸有情如何能由我自身而繁衍？愿为我开示其方便，使我得以生出后裔——此无疑也。”
Brahmā
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It shows that even Brahmā, the cosmic creator, depends on a higher divine ordinance for successful creation—pointing to Shaiva Siddhanta’s view that all functions (including creation) unfold under the supremacy of Pati (the Lord) rather than autonomous egoic power.
The verse sets the narrative premise: the creator seeks the ‘upāya’ (means), which in Shaiva framing ultimately comes from Shiva’s grace and prescribed disciplines. Such grace is commonly approached through Saguna worship—especially Shiva’s iconic presence as the Linga—where devotees align their action with the Lord’s will.
This specific verse is a request for instruction rather than a direct ritual injunction; the practical takeaway is humility and seeking the proper upāya through Shiva-oriented devotion and mantra-discipline (commonly expressed in the Purana via japa and worship), awaiting the Lord’s guidance for fruitful action.