Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
प्रयागे महत्समाजः — शिवदर्शनं दक्षागमनं च
The Great Assembly at Prayāga: Śiva’s Appearance and Dakṣa’s Arrival
असत्प्रतिग्रहाश्चैव सर्वे निरयगामिनः । भविष्यंति सदा दक्ष केचिद्वै ब्रह्मराक्षसाः
asatpratigrahāścaiva sarve nirayagāminaḥ | bhaviṣyaṃti sadā dakṣa kecidvai brahmarākṣasāḥ
“Mereka yang menerima hadiah yang tidak benar (persembahan yang tidak berlandas dharma) semuanya ditakdirkan menuju neraka. Dan sebahagian, wahai Dakṣa, akan sentiasa menjadi Brahma-rākṣasa.”
Lord Shiva (addressing Daksha within the Sati Khanda narrative context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that dharma is preserved not only by giving, but also by receiving rightly; accepting impure or unjust wealth binds the soul with pāśa (bondage) and ripens into painful karmic results, obstructing liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana emphasizes purity of intention and offering; this verse warns that ritual and charity become spiritually harmful when tied to adharma, and that devotion to Saguna Shiva must be aligned with ethical conduct.
Practice disciplined purity in dāna and pratigraha, and pair worship with repentance and mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—to purify motives and karma.