Shloka 33
नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness
निर्गच्छंत्वपरे सर्वे मुनिनागादयो मखात् । अन्यथा भवतां नाशो भविष्यत्यद्य सर्वथा
nirgacchaṃtvapare sarve munināgādayo makhāt | anyathā bhavatāṃ nāśo bhaviṣyatyadya sarvathā
Let all the others—sages, nāgas, and the rest—depart this sacrificial ground at once. Otherwise, your destruction will surely come today, in every way.
Lord Shiva (Rudra), issuing a warning in the Daksha-yajna context
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: The warning expands from devas to all participants (munis, nāgas, others): Śiva’s saṃhāra is not indiscriminate, but it is unavoidable for those who remain complicit in an adharmic rite.
Significance: Pilgrimage ethic: avoid ‘aparādha’ in sacred rites; withdraw from adharma and seek Śiva’s refuge to avert spiritual and karmic downfall.
FAQs
It teaches that ritual (yajña) without reverence for Pati (Shiva) becomes spiritually dangerous; when ego and disrespect rule, dharma collapses and suffering follows.
The verse contrasts external sacrifice with submission to Saguna Shiva’s will; true worship centers on honoring Shiva (often through Linga-upāsanā) rather than prideful ritual display.
The takeaway is humility and Shiva-prasāda-buddhi: regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Shaiva marks like bhasma/tripundra as reminders to avoid ego and disrespect.