Shloka 6
हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s
context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening
यदा दाक्षायणी रुष्टा नादृता स्वतनुं जहौ । पित्रा दक्षेण तद्यज्ञे संगता परमेश्वरी
yadā dākṣāyaṇī ruṣṭā nādṛtā svatanuṃ jahau | pitrā dakṣeṇa tadyajñe saṃgatā parameśvarī
जब दाक्षायणी (सती) अनादर से क्रुद्ध होकर अपना ही शरीर त्याग बैठीं, तब वह अपने पिता दक्ष द्वारा आयोजित उसी यज्ञ में—जहाँ सब कर्मकाण्ड जुटे थे—परमेश्वरी उपस्थित थीं।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa’s yajña becomes the archetypal scene of adharmic ritualism (yajña without Śiva) leading to catastrophe; Satī’s self-abandonment precipitates Rudra’s cosmic response in the wider narrative.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: A dharmic rupture at the yajña foreshadows Rudra’s destructive intervention (proto-saṃhāra motif) in the broader Dakṣa-yajña cycle.
FAQs
It highlights how disrespect toward the Divine (and toward dharma) leads to inner rupture: Satī’s leaving the body symbolizes the rejection of ego-driven ritualism and the assertion that true worship requires reverence and humility.
Dakṣa’s sacrifice represents external ritual without devotion to Śiva; the episode reinforces that Saguna worship—especially honoring Śiva as the supreme Lord through linga-pūjā—must be rooted in bhakti and right recognition, not mere ceremonial pride.
A practical takeaway is to perform Śiva-pūjā with reverence and repentance—japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering with humility—avoiding pride in ritual and cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati).