Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60
दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra
ततः प्राचेतसो दक्षो जज्ञे वै चाक्षुषे ऽन्तरे । प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश्चैव प्रचेतसाम्
tataḥ prācetaso dakṣo jajñe vai cākṣuṣe 'ntare | prācīnabarhiṣaḥ pautraḥ putraścaiva pracetasām
随后，在恰克舒沙（Cākṣuṣa）摩奴时代之中，确有达克沙（Dakṣa）—由普罗切塔斯（Pracetas）所生—降生于世：他是普拉钦那巴尔希斯（Prācīnabarhis）之孙，亦是普罗切塔斯诸子之子。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: Manvantara chronology: Cākṣuṣa-manvantara; appearance of Prajāpati Dakṣa in the lineage of Prācīnabarhis and the Pracetases
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It situates Daksha within the cyclical order of Manvantaras and sacred lineages, reminding the seeker that embodied roles (creator, progenitor, ruler) arise within time, while Shiva as Pati remains the timeless ground beyond these cycles.
Though genealogical, it frames the cosmic administration in which devotees and Prajapatis operate; such beings function under the Lord’s governance, and Linga-worship centers the mind on Shiva as the supreme controller (Pati) of all manifested orders and successions.
A practical takeaway is contemplative japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—reflecting on impermanence of worldly status and anchoring devotion in Shiva, the steady refuge across Manvantaras.