Shloka 5
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
पार्वत्युवाच । त्वं नाथो मम देवेश त्वया किं विस्मृतम्पुरा । दक्षयज्ञविनाशं हि यदर्थं कृतवान्हठात्
pārvatyuvāca | tvaṃ nātho mama deveśa tvayā kiṃ vismṛtampurā | dakṣayajñavināśaṃ hi yadarthaṃ kṛtavānhaṭhāt
Pārvatī said: “O Devēśa, you are my Lord and protector. What has been forgotten by you from earlier times—namely, for what purpose you suddenly brought about the destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice?”
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: The verse recalls the Dakṣa-yajña episode: Satī’s insult and self-immolation leads to Śiva’s fierce intervention (often via Vīrabhadra) and the breaking of sacrificial pride; the narrative functions as a paradigmatic warning against adharmic ritual divorced from devotion.
Significance: Remembrance of Dakṣa-yajña is used in Śaiva teaching to emphasize humility, proper bhakti, and the supremacy of Śiva over mere ritualism.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
Pārvatī’s question points to the Shaiva Siddhānta theme that mere ritual (yajña) without humility and devotion to Pati (Śiva) becomes hollow; Shiva’s intervention corrects pride and restores dharmic balance.
The Dakṣa-yajña narrative emphasizes that Shiva is not confined to social ritual approval; worship of Saguna Shiva—often through the Liṅga—centers on reverence, surrender, and inner purity rather than external prestige.
The takeaway is to perform worship with devotion and ego-free intent—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and Rudrākṣa (where appropriate) as reminders of humility and Shiva’s supremacy.