Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9
दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra
तस्य तस्याः परं भावमज्ञातुश्चापि केवलम् । पुत्रीत्येवं विमूढस्य तस्यां वैरमजायत
tasya tasyāḥ paraṃ bhāvamajñātuścāpi kevalam | putrītyevaṃ vimūḍhasya tasyāṃ vairamajāyata
Incapable de reconnaître sa nature intérieure suprême, il ne la connut que dans le sens limité de « (ma) fille ». Ainsi, dans son égarement, l’hostilité envers elle prit naissance.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it diagnoses Dakṣa’s cognitive error—reducing Devī’s para-bhāva to mere daughterhood—leading to enmity.
Significance: A doctrinal warning: avidyā and egoic possessiveness (āṇava/māyā) bind the soul; recognizing Devī’s para-svarūpa is prerequisite for harmony and grace.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights moha (delusion): when one fails to perceive a being’s higher spiritual reality, one clings to a narrow identity (such as “daughter”), and that ignorance becomes a cause of bondage and conflict—an expression of pasha that veils clear discernment.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to see beyond limited names and roles to the deeper truth of Pati (Shiva) as the indwelling reality. By turning the mind from mere worldly labels to the sacred presence signified by the Linga, the devotee weakens the tendency that produces aversion and enmity.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation on inner divinity—seeing the same Shiva-consciousness in oneself and others—so that delusion-born hostility is replaced by restraint, reverence, and clarity.