Shloka 65
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
दक्षके यज्ञमें शिवजीका प्राकट्य तथास्त्वित्याह भगवान् भगनेत्रहरो हर: । धर्माध्यक्षो विरूपाक्षसर्त्रयक्षो देव: प्रजापति:
dakṣake yajñe śivajīka prākaṭya tathāstv ity āha bhagavān bhaganetra-haro haraḥ | dharmādhyakṣo virūpākṣas triyakṣo devaḥ prajāpatiḥ | tataḥ dharmasya adhyakṣaḥ prajā-pālakaḥ virūpākṣaḥ tri-netradhārī bhaganetra-hārī deveśvaraḥ bhagavān haraḥ “tathāstu” iti uktvā dakṣaṃ manovāñchita-varaṃ dadau ||
Au sacrifice de Dakṣa, Śiva se manifesta. Le Bienheureux Seigneur Hara—célèbre pour avoir ravi l’œil de Bhaga—dit : « Qu’il en soit ainsi. » Ce dieu, gardien du dharma, à l’œil singulier et aux trois yeux, protecteur des créatures et souverain des dieux, accorda à Dakṣa la grâce qu’il désirait.
वीरभद्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when ritual and authority are misused through pride, dharma is ultimately restored through recognition, correction, and divine grace. Śiva’s assent (“tathāstu”) signals that once order is re-established, compassion and protection follow.
In the context of Dakṣa’s sacrifice, Śiva appears and, addressed through multiple epithets (three-eyed, overseer of dharma, lord of gods), grants Dakṣa the boon he seeks by saying “tathāstu,” indicating acceptance and bestowal.