Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु यज्ञवाटं तदुज्ज्वलम् । संप्राप भगवान्भद्रो भद्रैश्च सह भद्रया
etasminneva kāle tu yajñavāṭaṃ tadujjvalam | saṃprāpa bhagavānbhadro bhadraiśca saha bhadrayā
En ce même instant, le vénérable Bhadra parvint à l’enceinte du yajña, éclatante, accompagné des êtres de bon augure, avec Bhadrā.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: This is within the Dakṣa-yajña narrative: Vīrabhadra (Śiva’s emissary born of wrath/grace) arrives at the yajña-vāṭa with attendants; not tied to a Jyotirliṅga origin in this verse.
Significance: Reminds pilgrims that yajña and ritual without Śiva-bhakti and proper reverence becomes spiritually sterile; true auspiciousness (bhadra) is alignment with Pati (Śiva).
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Divine irruption into a ritual space: the yajña-vāṭa is described as ujvala (radiant) even as cosmic lights were withdrawn—suggesting a shift from worldly luminosity to the Lord’s overpowering tejas.
FAQs
It marks an auspicious turning-point in the yajña narrative: the arrival of revered beings to the radiant sacrificial space signals the gathering of forces and intentions that will shape the unfolding dharmic and spiritual outcome under Pati (the Lord) as the ultimate overseer.
Though the verse describes a yajña setting rather than direct Liṅga worship, it reflects Saguna order—divine persons arriving within time and ritual space—while implying that all ritual efficacy ultimately depends on Shiva as Pati, the inner ruler of sacrifice in Shaiva understanding.
The practical takeaway is reverence for sacred space and timing: prepare a clean, luminous worship area, begin with purification (bhasma/tripuṇḍra if Shaiva), and steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") before undertaking any rite.