Shloka 8
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
पूषाभिधस्सुरस्तातौ दद्भिर्यज्ञसुपिष्टभुक् । याजमानैर्भग्नदंतस्सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
pūṣābhidhassurastātau dadbhiryajñasupiṣṭabhuk | yājamānairbhagnadaṃtassatyametanmayoditam
Ô bien-aimée, le deva nommé Pūṣan, les dents brisées par les yajamānas (prêtres du sacrifice), ne mangea l’oblation du yajña qu’après qu’elle eut été broyée ; telle est bien la vérité, comme je l’ai énoncée.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It underscores that ritual power (yajña) becomes fruitless when driven by pride and opposition to Śiva; when devotion (bhakti) is absent, even the devas suffer consequences, showing Śiva as the supreme regulator (Pati) of dharma.
The Dakṣa-yajña context contrasts external sacrifice with reverence to Saguna Śiva (worship through the Liṅga and devotion). Honoring Śiva is presented as the inner completion of all rites; without it, sacrificial acts become spiritually incomplete.
The implied takeaway is to prioritize Śiva-bhakti—daily Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—so that ritual is purified by humility and surrender rather than ego.