Shloka 26
दक्षयज्ञे मुनिदेवसमागमः / The Gathering of Sages and Gods at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
दधीच उवाच । सर्वे शृणुत मद्वाक्यं देवर्षिप्रमुखा मुदा । कस्मान्नैवागतश्शंभुरस्मिन् यज्ञे महोत्सवे
dadhīca uvāca | sarve śṛṇuta madvākyaṃ devarṣipramukhā mudā | kasmānnaivāgataśśaṃbhurasmin yajñe mahotsave
Dadhīca berkata: “Wahai kamu semua—dipimpin para resi ilahi—dengarlah kata-kataku dengan sukacita. Mengapakah Śambhu (Tuhan Śiva) langsung tidak datang ke yajña, perayaan agung ini?”
Dadhichi
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; Dadhīci’s question functions as the narrative hinge that exposes Dakṣa’s offense and sets in motion the corrective unfolding.
Significance: Encourages satsanga and speaking dharma in assemblies; remembrance that Śiva is the inner yajña (yajñapati) and must not be excluded.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that even a “great yajña” becomes spiritually incomplete when Śiva—the Pati, the supreme Lord and inner witness—is neglected or dishonored; devotion and right reverence are essential, not mere ritual grandeur.
By questioning Śiva’s absence, the verse implies that external rites should be anchored in tangible, reverent worship of Śiva (often through the Liṅga as Saguna support), otherwise the sacrifice lacks the very deity who sanctifies it.
The takeaway is to begin any sacred act with Śiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) and Śiva-pūjā—such as offering water to the Liṅga and reciting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so ritual is guided by devotion and humility.