Shloka 32
नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness
निर्गच्छंत्वमरास्स्वोकमेतदध्वरमंडपात् । अन्यथा भवतो नाशो भविष्यत्यद्य सर्वथा
nirgacchaṃtvamarāssvokametadadhvaramaṃḍapāt | anyathā bhavato nāśo bhaviṣyatyadya sarvathā
Let the devas depart at once to their own abode from this sacrificial pavilion. Otherwise, your complete destruction will surely take place today.
Lord Shiva (as the supreme Pati asserting his will over the yajña setting)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Śiva’s command to the devas to leave the adhvara-maṇḍapa marks the turning point: the cosmic Lord reclaims sovereignty over ritual space; the yajña becomes a site of saṃhāra for those persisting in exclusion.
Significance: Teaches ‘śaraṇāgati’: when Śiva’s warning is heeded, beings are spared; disobedience to Pati’s ordinance leads to ruin.
FAQs
It shows that ritual power (yajña) without surrender to Shiva—the supreme Pati—cannot protect anyone; when pride and disregard of the Lord arise, the very setting of merit becomes a cause of downfall.
The warning implies that divine order is upheld by Shiva’s conscious presence; honoring Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-worship) sanctifies rites, while ignoring him renders external ritual incomplete and spiritually unsafe.
Prioritize Shiva-bhakti alongside any rite: begin with remembrance of Shiva, japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and a humble attitude—so actions become offerings rather than ego-driven performances.