Shloka 25
दक्षयज्ञे सत्या अपमानबोधः — Satī Encounters Disrespect at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
सर्वे मूढाश्च संजाता विष्णुब्रह्मादयस्सुराः । मुनयोऽन्ये विना शंभुमागता यदिहाध्वरे
sarve mūḍhāśca saṃjātā viṣṇubrahmādayassurāḥ | munayo'nye vinā śaṃbhumāgatā yadihādhvare
All of them became deluded—Vishnu, Brahma, and the other gods. Other sages too came here to this sacrifice, but without Śambhu (Lord Shiva).
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Satī–Dakṣa yajña episode to the sages)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
Sthala Purana: In Dakṣa’s sacrifice, even Viṣṇu and Brahmā fall into moha by attending without Śambhu—illustrating that ritual divorced from Śiva leads to concealment (tirodhāna) and downfall.
Significance: Instruction for pilgrims/ritualists: include Śiva (liṅga/īśvara) as the inner recipient of worship; otherwise merit is obstructed by delusion.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that when the Supreme Lord (Śambhu) is excluded, even exalted beings can fall into moha (delusion); ritual power without surrender to Shiva lacks the guiding presence of Pati and becomes spiritually ineffective.
The yajña here symbolizes external religiosity; Shaiva teaching emphasizes honoring Saguna Shiva—often through the Linga—as the rightful center of worship, because forms and rites become fruitful only when offered to Shiva with devotion.
The takeaway is to place Shiva at the heart of practice—begin worship with Shiva-smaraṇa and the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and perform rites with humility (not pride), so the act becomes a Shiva-offering rather than mere ceremony.