Shloka 184

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

यदा सती दक्षपुत्री विनिन्द्यैव सुलोचना मातरं पितरं दक्षं भविष्यति सुरेश्वरी

Transliteration

yadā satī dakṣaputrī vinindyaiva sulocanā mātaraṃ pitaraṃ dakṣaṃ bhaviṣyati sureśvarī

Translation

Wenn dann Satī—Dakṣas Tochter, die Schönäugige, Herrin der Götter—tatsächlich ihre Mutter und ihren Vater Dakṣa tadeln wird,

Word by Word

• यदा: when

• सती: Satī

• दक्षपुत्री: daughter of Dakṣa

• विनिन्द्य-एव: having certainly censured/condemned

• सुलोचना: the fair-eyed one

• मातरम्: (her) mother

• पितरम्: (her) father

• दक्षम्: Dakṣa (by name)

• भविष्यति: will become/will proceed (to be/do)

• सुरेश्वरी: the Lady of the gods, divine sovereign

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Sati
• Daksha

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the Daksha-sacrifice crisis: ritual (yajña) without reverence to Pati (Śiva) becomes ego-bound (pāśa). Satī’s rebuke signals that true worship must be aligned with devotion to Śiva, the inner Lord of all rites.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implication, Śiva-tattva stands as the transcendent Pati who is not validated by social pride or sacrificial display. The verse prepares the teaching that disrespect toward Śiva is ultimately ignorance of the highest principle behind dharma and yajña.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is ethical-ritual purification—yajña and worship must be free from ahaṅkāra (ego) and aligned with Śiva-bhakti, a prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented liberation.