Shloka 13
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
उच्चाटनं कृतं तेषां भृगुणा यज्वना तदा । यजनार्थं च देवानां तुष्ट्यर्थं दीक्षितस्य च
uccāṭanaṃ kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ bhṛguṇā yajvanā tadā | yajanārthaṃ ca devānāṃ tuṣṭyarthaṃ dīkṣitasya ca
Da vollzog Bhṛgu, als amtierender Opferpriester, gegen sie das Ritual der Austreibung, damit das Opfer der Götter fortschreiten könne und damit der geweihte Opferherr, der die Dīkṣā empfangen hatte, zufrieden sei.
Sūta Gosvāmi
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights how ritual authority can be used to protect a yajña and the dīkṣita’s intent, yet in Shaiva understanding, ritual power without humility and devotion to Shiva can become a cause of downfall.
In the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative arc, tensions arise when ritualists prioritize sacrificial order over reverence to Shiva; Shaiva Siddhanta stresses that Saguna Shiva (worshiped as the Linga) is not to be excluded from sacred rites, as He is the inner Lord (Pati) of all worship.
The verse references yajña and dīkṣā (consecration); a Shaiva takeaway is to pair any ritual discipline with Shiva-bhakti—daily Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance to keep the rite aligned with devotion.