Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 64
भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast
तथापि यजमानस्य यज्ञस्य च सहर्त्विजः । सद्य एव शिरश्छेदस्साधु संपद्यते फलम्
tathāpi yajamānasya yajñasya ca sahartvijaḥ | sadya eva śiraśchedassādhu saṃpadyate phalam
Pourtant, pour l’officiant et pour le sacrifice — avec les prêtres qui le célébraient — le fruit approprié fut obtenu sur-le-champ : la tête du coupable fut tranchée, là même.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: This verse belongs to the Dakṣa-yajña cycle that, in later sthala traditions, is sometimes invoked to explain why sacrifices devoid of Śiva-bhakti collapse; however it is not a Jyotirliṅga-specific episode here.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: Karmic-ritual pratyavāya: immediate adverse fruit (sadyas-phala) manifesting as violent correction of adharmic yajña
FAQs
It stresses that dharma is not merely ceremonial: when a grave violation occurs in a sacred act, the karmic and judicial consequence can manifest immediately, showing the uncompromising moral order that upholds Shiva’s cosmic governance.
By implication it contrasts external ritual power with inner righteousness: in Shaiva teaching, devotion to Saguna Shiva (Linga-worship) must be joined with purity of intent and conduct, otherwise ritual becomes fruitless or even harmful.
Perform worship with strict observance of śauca (purity) and ahiṃsā, and stabilize the mind with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so that rites are guided by devotion and restraint rather than pride or error.