Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode
दक्षस्य यज्ञभंगोयं न कृतश्च मया क्वचित् । परं द्वेष्टि परेषां यदात्मनस्तद्भविष्यति
dakṣasya yajñabhaṃgoyaṃ na kṛtaśca mayā kvacit | paraṃ dveṣṭi pareṣāṃ yadātmanastadbhaviṣyati
“Kekacauan korban suci Dakṣa ini tidak pernah Aku lakukan pada bila-bila masa. Namun sesiapa yang menyimpan kebencian terhadap Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi, apa yang diniatkannya terhadap orang lain akan kembali menimpa dirinya sendiri.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
The verse teaches a Shaiva karmic principle: hostility toward the Supreme (Shiva, the Pati) rebounds upon the hater. True welfare arises from reverence and surrender, not from egoic rivalry or contempt.
In the Daksha-yajna narrative, ritual pride rejects Shiva’s supremacy. Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship trains the mind in humility and devotion, preventing the dveṣa (hatred) and aparādha (offense) that cause spiritual downfall.
Replace resentment with Shiva-bhakti: daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a repentant, non-hostile mind; optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders of surrender to Shiva.