Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body
एवंभूतस्तदा यज्ञो विघ्नो जातो दुरात्मनः । ब्रह्मबंधोश्च दक्षस्य शंकरद्रोहिणो मुने
evaṃbhūtastadā yajño vighno jāto durātmanaḥ | brahmabaṃdhośca dakṣasya śaṃkaradrohiṇo mune
Ô sage, alors ce sacrifice fut jeté dans le désordre : un obstacle surgit, à cause de Dakṣa au cœur mauvais, simple « parent de Brahmā », devenu traître et offenseur de Śaṅkara.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa’s yajña becomes vighna (obstructed) due to Śaṅkara-droha; the Purāṇic principle is that sacrifice lacking Śiva’s honor collapses into disorder.
Significance: Didactic: warns pilgrims/ritualists that external yajña without devotion and humility invites vighna; reinforces Śiva as yajña’s inner lord (yajñapati).
Cosmic Event: Ritual order (yajña) destabilized—an omen of impending Rudra-prakopa and cosmic rebalancing.
FAQs
It teaches that ritual power collapses when driven by ego and Shiva-aparādha (offense to Śiva). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, devotion to Pati (Śiva) is essential; otherwise, karma-based rites become obstructed and spiritually sterile.
Dakṣa’s hostility to Śaṅkara implies rejection of Saguna Śiva worship (the Lord approached with form, grace, and devotion). The verse underscores that honoring Śiva—often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā—is central; denying Him disrupts even grand Vedic ceremonies.
The takeaway is to perform yajña and daily worship with Śiva-bhakti—reciting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintaining humility—so that rites are free from ‘vighna’ born of pride and disrespect.