Shloka 19
Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds
यज्ञे ध्वस्ते ऽथ दक्षो ऽपि शशाप्रोग्रं महेश्वरम् / स्तुत्वात्वामुपचारैश्च पूजयिष्यन्ति शङ्कर
yajñe dhvaste 'tha dakṣo 'pi śaśāprograṃ maheśvaram / stutvātvāmupacāraiśca pūjayiṣyanti śaṅkara
യജ്ഞം ധ്വസ്തമായപ്പോൾ ദക്ഷനും മഹേശ്വരനെ കടുത്ത ശാപം നൽകി— “ഹേ ശങ്കരാ, നിന്നെ സ്തുതിച്ച ശേഷം ഉപചാരങ്ങളോടെ നിന്നെ പൂജിക്കും.”
Narrator in the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue (contextual narration of the Daksha–Śiva episode)
Concept: Ritual (yajña/pūjā) divorced from humility and right relation becomes a site of conflict; ego corrupts sacred action.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-kāṇḍa’s limitation when driven by ahaṅkāra; need for inner disposition (bhāva-śuddhi).
Application: Perform worship/ritual with sincerity and respect; avoid using devotion as social leverage or as a weapon in rivalry.
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: yajña-śālā
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.20 (warning against enmity across births)
FAQs
This verse uses the destruction of a yajña to highlight that ritual without proper reverence can collapse, and that worship (pūjā) must be grounded in right attitude, not pride or hostility.
Indirectly: it frames dharma as reverent action—praise and proper ritual conduct—suggesting that spiritual outcomes depend on intention and respect toward the divine, not merely performing rites.
Perform prayers and rituals with humility and consistency—begin with sincere stuti (praise) and follow with disciplined upacāra (offerings/service), avoiding ego-driven religiosity.