Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra
अन्याञ्१ आमातरस्सर्वानाहूय स यथाक्रमम् । शतशः पुष्कलामर्चाञ्चकार च पृथक्पृथक्
anyāñ1 āmātarassarvānāhūya sa yathākramam | śataśaḥ puṣkalāmarcāñcakāra ca pṛthakpṛthak
Dann berief er alle übrigen Minister der Reihe nach und ließ reichliche Verehrungsriten anordnen—jeden einzeln—hunderte Male.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa orchestrates elaborate honors for worldly and Vedic hierarchies while excluding Śiva; the verse highlights misdirected ritual capital—arcā multiplied outwardly but severed from the supreme recipient.
Significance: Warns pilgrims that quantity of worship cannot substitute for right object of worship; true tīrtha-phala arises when ritual is aligned to Śiva as Pati.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights disciplined devotion: worship offered in proper order and with fullness (puṣkalā arcā) purifies intent and aligns the devotee’s actions with dharma, supporting steady bhakti toward Pati (Lord Shiva).
The verse emphasizes repeated, well-arranged arcana—typical of Saguna Shiva worship—where reverence is expressed through structured offerings and honoring each rite distinctly, as in methodical Liṅga-pūjā.
A practical takeaway is consistent, repeated arcana done ‘yathākramam’—following an ordered pūjā sequence; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to stabilize attention and devotion.