Shloka 38
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
सर्वं मुमोह तथ्यं च तथा दक्षः शृणोतु तत् । नान्यस्तथा शिवा प्राह नानोतिः परमेश्वरी
sarvaṃ mumoha tathyaṃ ca tathā dakṣaḥ śṛṇotu tat | nānyastathā śivā prāha nānotiḥ parameśvarī
ദക്ഷൻ പൂർണ്ണമായി മോഹിതനായിരുന്നു; എങ്കിലും അവൻ ആ സത്യം കേൾക്കണം. പരമേശ്വരി ശിവാ പറഞ്ഞു— “മറ്റൊരു മാർഗമില്ല; മറ്റൊരു ഉപദേശമില്ല.”
Sati (Śivā/Parameśvarī)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights how ego-born delusion (moha) blinds even Dakṣa, and that liberation begins by hearing and accepting the singular truth of Śiva as the Supreme (Pati), as affirmed by Satī.
Satī’s “no other counsel” points to exclusive Śiva-bhakti: whether approached as the Liṅga (iconic, worshipable form) or as Saguna Śiva with attributes, the devotee is directed to one steadfast refuge rather than competing deities or prideful ritualism.
The immediate takeaway is śravaṇa and niṣṭhā (devout steadiness): listen to Śiva-tattva teachings and anchor the mind in japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to cut through moha.