Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
दक्ष उवाच । सर्वेष्वेव हि यज्ञेषु न भागः परिकल्पितः । न मंत्रा भार्यया सार्द्धं शंकरस्येति नेष्यते
dakṣa uvāca | sarveṣveva hi yajñeṣu na bhāgaḥ parikalpitaḥ | na maṃtrā bhāryayā sārddhaṃ śaṃkarasyeti neṣyate
Dakṣa berkata: “Dalam semua yajña, tiada bahagian diperuntukkan baginya. Dan tidak diterima bahawa Śaṅkara harus diseru dengan mantra bersama isterinya.”
Dakṣa
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dadhīci and the assembled devas
Scene: Dakṣa, stern and self-assured, declares that no sacrificial share is allotted to Śaṅkara and rejects mantra-invocation of Śiva with his consort; the gods exchange uneasy glances.
FAQs
Pride expressed through ritual exclusion becomes a cause of dharmic conflict; denying the divine its due leads to spiritual imbalance.
The discussion occurs within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, framing the site as a stage for understanding proper reverence to Śiva.
A negative claim: Dakṣa asserts Śaṅkara has no yajña-bhāga and rejects mantra-invocation “with his wife”; it describes a disputed ritual stance rather than a recommended rite.