Shloka 13
अधिष्ठाता स्वयं विष्णुस्सह सर्वमरुद्गणैः । अहं तत्राऽभवं ब्रह्मा त्रयीविधिनिदर्शकः
adhiṣṭhātā svayaṃ viṣṇussaha sarvamarudgaṇaiḥ | ahaṃ tatrā'bhavaṃ brahmā trayīvidhinidarśakaḥ
There, the presiding lord was Viṣṇu himself, accompanied by all the hosts of the Maruts; and I too was present there as Brahmā, the one who demonstrates the ordinances of the Vedic triad.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: The verse highlights the prominence of Viṣṇu and Brahmā within Dakṣa’s yajña—an intentional narrative contrast to Śiva’s absence, underscoring the Purāṇic theme that even the highest deities cannot complete sacrifice when Śiva is slighted.
Significance: Didactic: ritual and even divine attendance are insufficient without honoring Śiva; points toward the necessity of Śiva’s anugraha for auspicious completion.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It shows the cosmic order where even great deities like Viṣṇu and Brahmā function as appointed administrators—Viṣṇu as presiding overseer and Brahmā as revealer of Vedic ordinances—implying that all roles operate under the higher sovereignty of Śiva (Pati) in the Shaiva Siddhanta worldview.
By emphasizing delegated cosmic offices, the verse supports the Purāṇic theme that worship directed to Saguna Śiva (often through the Liṅga) reaches the supreme source beyond administrative deities; the Liṅga becomes the focal symbol of the transcendent Pati who empowers all functions.
The verse points to reverence for Vedic discipline (trayī-vidhi) harmonized with Śaiva devotion—practically, steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") alongside pure conduct and, where traditional, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to Śiva-centered remembrance.