Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
दक्षयज्ञे मुनिदेवसमागमः / The Gathering of Sages and Gods at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
दधीच उवाच । अयज्ञोयं महाजातो विना तेन शिवेन हि । विनाशोपि विशेषेण ह्यत्र ते हि भविष्यति
dadhīca uvāca | ayajñoyaṃ mahājāto vinā tena śivena hi | vināśopi viśeṣeṇa hyatra te hi bhaviṣyati
दधीची म्हणाले—हा तर महा ‘अयज्ञ’च झाला आहे, कारण तो त्या भगवान् शिवांशिवाय केला जात आहे. म्हणून येथे तुमच्यावर विशेष रीतीने विनाश नक्कीच येईल.
Dadhīca
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It teaches that any grand religious act becomes spiritually empty when it excludes Śiva, the supreme Pati; without devotion and rightful offering to Him, the rite turns into a cause of downfall rather than upliftment.
The verse underscores that Saguna worship—such as honoring Śiva through the Liṅga—anchors ritual in its true Lord; when Śiva is not invoked and revered, the external yajña loses its sanctifying power.
A practical takeaway is to begin and conclude all rites with Śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and to perform Śiva-pūjā (often with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa) so that karma is offered to Śiva rather than to ego.