Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
अकुलीनो वेदबाह्यो भूतप्रेतपिशाचराट् । तस्मान्नाकारितो भद्रे यज्ञार्थं चारुभाषिणि
akulīno vedabāhyo bhūtapretapiśācarāṭ | tasmānnākārito bhadre yajñārthaṃ cārubhāṣiṇi
“तो अकुलीन आहे, वेदबाह्य आहे, आणि भूत-प्रेत-पिशाचांचा नायक आहे; म्हणून, हे भद्रे, चारुभाषिणी, यज्ञासाठी त्याला बोलावलेले नाही।”
Dakṣa
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Scene: Priests and nobles in a yajña hall look disdainfully as Śiva is spoken of as lord of spirits; in the periphery, shadowy yet dignified gaṇas are hinted, suggesting the unseen presence of Rudra’s retinue.
FAQs
Ritual without reverence becomes hollow; judging Śiva by externals is a sign of spiritual ignorance.
Not directly; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context frames the episode, but this verse is about the yajña conflict.
It mentions a yajña invitation protocol negatively—Dakṣa’s exclusion of Śiva—serving as a warning rather than a prescription.