Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 5
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
सा देव्या वचनं श्रुत्वा उवाच परमेश्वरीम् गता निमन्त्रिताः सर्वा मखे मातामहस्य ताः
sā devyā vacanaṃ śrutvā uvāca parameśvarīm gatā nimantritāḥ sarvā makhe mātāmahasya tāḥ
女神の言葉を聞くと、彼女は至上の女神に申し上げた。「皆は母方の祖父の祭祀（ヤジュニャ）に招かれて、すでに出立しました。」
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FAQs
Ritual obligation (yajña-duty) is treated as binding even for exalted beings: invitation and participation in sacrificial order signals respect for ṛta/dharma and the social-cosmic network of reciprocity.
This is ākhyāna serving as a bridge into ritual-centered material; it aligns loosely with dharma/ācāra exposition that Purāṇas embed within narrative, rather than the five core lakṣaṇas in a strict sense.
‘Makha’ symbolizes the sustaining axis of the cosmos (yajña as world-maintenance). The maternal-grandfather reference highlights lineage-linked ritual authority, implying that sacred duty can be inherited/relational, not merely personal.