Shloka 8
दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः
Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara
अश्विनौ पितरश्चैव तथा चान्ये महर्षयः । विष्णुना सहिताः सर्वे स्वागता यज्ञभागिनः
aśvinau pitaraścaiva tathā cānye maharṣayaḥ | viṣṇunā sahitāḥ sarve svāgatā yajñabhāginaḥ
The twin Aśvins, the Pitṛs, and the other great sages as well—together with Viṣṇu—had all arrived, welcomed as rightful participants who receive their ordained shares of the sacrifice.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it frames Dakṣa’s yajña as a Vedic-sacrificial setting where devas and ṛṣis arrive to receive their allotted yajñabhāga, setting up the later doctrinal point that Śiva—transcending yet immanent—cannot be excluded without cosmic/moral rupture.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights cosmic order (dharma): beings who uphold sacred duty—devas, Pitṛs, and sages—assemble in harmony to receive their proper shares, reflecting the regulated flow of grace and merit that ultimately supports liberation under the Lord’s governance.
Though the verse names yajña participants, the Shaiva lens reads yajña as effective only when aligned with the Supreme Lord (Pati); Linga-worship internalizes yajña, offering all acts to Shiva so that ritual becomes devotion rather than mere transaction.
Perform daily worship as a ‘nitya-yajña’: offer water, bilva, and mantra (especially the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with purity; if practiced, apply Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and maintain remembrance of Shiva while dedicating the fruits of action.