Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 7
Dakṣa’s Sacrifice Restored: Śiva’s Mercy and Nārāyaṇa’s Appearance
ततो मीढ्वांसमामन्त्र्य शुनासीरा: सहर्षिभि: । भूयस्तद्देवयजनं समीढ्वद्वेधसो ययु: ॥ ७ ॥
tato mīḍhvāṁsam āmantrya śunāsīrāḥ saharṣibhiḥ bhūyas tad deva-yajanaṁ sa-mīḍhvad-vedhaso yayuḥ
ຕໍ່ມາ ຊຸນາສີຣາ ພຣຶກຸ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍລະສີ ໄດ້ເຊີນພຣະຣຸດຣະ (ພຣະຊິວະ) ຜູ້ປະທານພອນ ໃຫ້ເສດັດມາສູ່ລານຍັດຍະ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເທວະ்ວະ, ລະສີ, ພຣະຊິວະ ແລະ ພຣະພຣົມາ ທັງປວງ ໄດ້ໄປຍັງສະຖານທີ່ທີ່ມະຫາຍັດຍະກໍາລັງດໍາເນີນຢູ່
The whole sacrifice arranged by King Dakṣa had been disturbed by Lord Śiva. Therefore all the demigods present there, along with Lord Brahmā and the great sages, specifically requested Lord Śiva to come and revive the sacrificial fire. There is a common phrase, śiva-hīna-yajña: “Any sacrifice without the presence of Lord Śiva is baffled.” Lord Viṣṇu is Yajñeśvara, the Supreme Personality in the matter of sacrifice, yet in each yajña it is necessary for all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, to be present.
FAQs
In this verse, Mīḍhvān refers to Lord Śiva as the one who is praised and who bestows boons; the Śunāsīras respectfully take leave of him before returning to the sacrifice.
After addressing Lord Śiva, they went back to the deva-yajana to resume the sacrificial proceedings, indicating restoration and continuation of the yajña after disruption.
It highlights respectful closure after conflict and returning to one’s rightful duties—reconciling properly and then continuing service and responsibility in a dharmic way.