Shloka 13
तावत्स रुद्रानुचरैर्महामखो नानायुधैर्वामनकैरुदायुधै: । पिङ्गै: पिशङ्गैर्मकरोदराननै: पर्याद्रवद्भिर्विदुरान्वरुध्यत ॥ १३ ॥
tāvat sa rudrānucarair mahā-makho nānāyudhair vāmanakair udāyudhaiḥ piṅgaiḥ piśaṅgair makarodarānanaiḥ paryādravadbhir vidurānvarudhyata
My dear Vidura, the followers of Rudra surrounded the sacrificial arena and ran about on every side. Short in stature and armed with many kinds of weapons, their bodies looked like sharks—dark and yellowish—and they began to create grave disturbances in the sacrifice.
FAQs
This verse describes how Rudra’s attendants stormed in with weapons and surrounded the sacrificial arena, signaling the collapse of Daksha’s proud ritual when devotion and respect were absent.
In the narrative of Canto 4, Daksha insulted Śiva and rejected him from the sacrificial assembly; after Sati’s departure from her body, Śiva’s followers entered and overwhelmed the sacrifice, demonstrating the consequence of offending devotees.
The shloka warns that spiritual practice without humility and respect for saintly persons becomes hollow; cultivate reverence, avoid ego-driven “religiosity,” and protect relationships with devotees.