Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness
निर्गच्छंत्वमरास्स्वोकमेतदध्वरमंडपात् । अन्यथा भवतो नाशो भविष्यत्यद्य सर्वथा
nirgacchaṃtvamarāssvokametadadhvaramaṃḍapāt | anyathā bhavato nāśo bhaviṣyatyadya sarvathā
နတ်မင်းတို့သည် ဤယဇ်ပူဇော်ရာမဏ္ဍပ်မှ မိမိတို့၏နေရာသို့ ချက်ချင်းထွက်ခွာသွားကြပါစေ။ သို့မဟုတ်ပါက၊ ယနေ့တွင် သင်၏လုံးဝပျက်စီးခြင်းသည် အမှန်တကယ်ဖြစ်လာလိမ့်မည်။
Lord Shiva (as the supreme Pati asserting his will over the yajña setting)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Śiva’s command to the devas to leave the adhvara-maṇḍapa marks the turning point: the cosmic Lord reclaims sovereignty over ritual space; the yajña becomes a site of saṃhāra for those persisting in exclusion.
Significance: Teaches ‘śaraṇāgati’: when Śiva’s warning is heeded, beings are spared; disobedience to Pati’s ordinance leads to ruin.
FAQs
It shows that ritual power (yajña) without surrender to Shiva—the supreme Pati—cannot protect anyone; when pride and disregard of the Lord arise, the very setting of merit becomes a cause of downfall.
The warning implies that divine order is upheld by Shiva’s conscious presence; honoring Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-worship) sanctifies rites, while ignoring him renders external ritual incomplete and spiritually unsafe.
Prioritize Shiva-bhakti alongside any rite: begin with remembrance of Shiva, japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and a humble attitude—so actions become offerings rather than ego-driven performances.