Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49
शिवानुकम्पा, ब्रह्मणो निर्भयत्वं च (Śiva’s Compassion and Brahmā’s Fearlessness)
विष्ण्वादयस्सुरास्सर्वे मरीच्याद्यास्तथर्षयः । दक्षोपि मोहितश्चासीत्तथान्ये निश्चला जनाः
viṣṇvādayassurāssarve marīcyādyāstatharṣayaḥ | dakṣopi mohitaścāsīttathānye niścalā janāḥ
വിഷ്ണു മുതലായ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും, മരീചി മുതലായ ഋഷിമാരും, ദക്ഷനും പോലും മോഹിതനായി; അതുപോലെ മറ്റു ജനങ്ങളും സ്തബ്ധരായി അനങ്ങാതെ നിന്നു।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that māyā can bewilder even exalted devas and ṛṣis; only surrender to Pati (Lord Śiva) and humility dissolve the ego that fuels delusion.
The narrative underscores that reliance on status or intellect is insufficient; worship of Saguna Śiva—especially through the Śiva-liṅga with devotion—centers the mind in the Lord beyond māyā.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a humble mind; this is a direct antidote to pride-born delusion highlighted by Dakṣa’s condition.