Shloka 31
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
पूर्ववत्त्वत्कृतं दक्षश्शुश्राव चकितो भृशम् । पुत्रनाशं शुशोचाति पुत्रशोक विमूर्छितः
pūrvavattvatkṛtaṃ dakṣaśśuśrāva cakito bhṛśam | putranāśaṃ śuśocāti putraśoka vimūrchitaḥ
Dakṣa, als er abermals dieselbe Kunde wie zuvor vernahm, geriet in große Bestürzung. Vom Schmerz über den Tod seines Sohnes überwältigt und fast ohnmächtig, beklagte er den Verlust seines Kindes.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it intensifies the Dakṣa-cycle tragedy: repeated hearing of the loss triggers fear and collapse—classic paśu condition under pāśa (grief/attachment).
Significance: Instruction: attachment (putra-śoka) is a binding pāśa; remembrance of Śiva as the inner Self transforms grief into śānti.
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly identity—especially pride and attachment to lineage—creates bondage (pāśa) and results in grief; in Shaiva understanding, peace arises when one turns from ego to devotion toward Pati, Lord Shiva.
Daksha’s agitation contrasts with the steadiness cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā): reverence to Shiva and His symbols purifies pride and redirects the mind from family-centered attachment to God-centered surrender.
As a remedy for grief-born agitation, the Shiva Purana tradition recommends steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga worship with humility, which pacifies the mind and loosens attachment.