Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 28
Dakṣa Offends Lord Śiva: Cursing and Countercursing in the Sacrificial Assembly
भवव्रतधरा ये च ये च तान्समनुव्रता: । पाषण्डिनस्ते भवन्तु सच्छास्त्रपरिपन्थिन: ॥ २८ ॥
bhava-vrata-dharā ye ca ye ca tān samanuvratāḥ pāṣaṇḍinas te bhavantu sac-chāstra-paripanthinaḥ
जे शिवाला तुष्ट करण्याचे व्रत धारण करतात व जे त्यांचे अनुयायी होतात, ते पाखंडी बनून सत्शास्त्राच्या मार्गापासून दूर जातात।
It is sometimes seen that devotees of Lord Śiva imitate the characteristics of Lord Śiva. For example, Lord Śiva drank an ocean of poison, so some of the followers of Lord Śiva imitate him and try to take intoxicants like gāñjā (marijuana). Here the curse is that if someone follows such principles he must become an infidel and turn against the principles of Vedic regulation. It is said that such devotees of Lord Śiva will be sac-chāstra-paripanthinaḥ, which means “opposed to the conclusion of śāstra, or scripture.” This is confirmed in the Padma Purāṇa also. Lord Śiva was ordered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to preach the impersonal, or Māyāvāda, philosophy for a particular purpose, just as Lord Buddha preached the philosophy of voidness for particular purposes mentioned in the śāstras.
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It records Daksha’s curse that those devoted to Bhava (Śiva) and those who imitate them would become pāṣaṇḍīs—people who act against authentic śāstra.
In the conflict at Daksha’s sacrifice, Daksha became enraged at Śiva and his associates; in that anger he pronounced harsh, sectarian curses against those aligned with Śiva.
It warns against anger-driven sectarian criticism and encourages sincere alignment with genuine scripture and humility toward other devotees.