Shloka 59
पूषाणमभ्यद्रवत शड्कर: प्रहसन्निव । पुरोडाशं भक्षयतो दशनान् वै व्यशातयत्,उस समय हँसते हुए-से भगवान् शंकरने पूषापर आक्रमण किया। वे पुरोडाश खा रहे थे। उन्होंने उनके सारे दाँत तोड़ डाले
pūṣāṇam abhyadravat śaṅkaraḥ prahasann iva | puroḍāśaṃ bhakṣayato daśanān vai vyaśātayat ||
Vyāsa said: Smiling as though in amusement, Śaṅkara rushed at Pūṣan. As Pūṣan was eating the sacrificial cake (puroḍāśa), Śaṅkara smashed and broke all his teeth. The episode underscores the peril of arrogance and ritual performed without reverence—when sacred order is violated, even the gods face swift consequence.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual power is not merely procedural; it requires humility and proper reverence. When sacred order is violated through pride or disrespect, consequences follow swiftly—even for exalted beings.
Vyāsa narrates that Śiva (Śaṅkara), appearing almost amused, charges at the god Pūṣan and breaks his teeth while Pūṣan is eating the sacrificial offering (puroḍāśa), a punitive act within a larger conflict surrounding a disrupted sacrifice.