Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
प्रयागे महत्समाजः — शिवदर्शनं दक्षागमनं च
The Great Assembly at Prayāga: Śiva’s Appearance and Dakṣa’s Arrival
दृष्टाऽनतं हरं तत्र स मे पुत्रोऽप्रसन्नधीः । अकुपत्सहसा रुद्रे तदा दक्षः प्रजापतिः
dṛṣṭā'nataṃ haraṃ tatra sa me putro'prasannadhīḥ | akupatsahasā rudre tadā dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ
അവിടെ ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) നമിക്കാതിരിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, എന്റെ ആ പുത്രൻ—അപ്രസന്നബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ദക്ഷ പ്രജാപതി—പെട്ടെന്ന് തന്നെ രുദ്രനോടു കോപിച്ചു।
Satī (narrating about her father Dakṣa to Śiva)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights how ahaṅkāra (ego) and insistence on external honor can distort intelligence, causing hostility toward Śiva, the supreme Pati; liberation in Śaiva thought arises from humility and surrender, not social pride.
Dakṣa’s demand for obeisance reflects attachment to status, while Saguna Śiva (Hara/Rudra) is worshiped as the compassionate Lord beyond worldly rank; Linga-worship trains the devotee to honor Śiva as the highest reality rather than seeking recognition.
Practice humble japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a devotional mindset, offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) or simple water to Śiva while consciously relinquishing pride and the need for validation.