Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
अथ चेदध्वरे ऽस्माकं न भागः परिकल्पितः । कथ्यतां कारणं तत्र युध्यतां वा मयामरैः
atha cedadhvare 'smākaṃ na bhāgaḥ parikalpitaḥ | kathyatāṃ kāraṇaṃ tatra yudhyatāṃ vā mayāmaraiḥ
Se, neste sacrifício, não nos foi destinado quinhão algum, que ali se declare a razão; do contrário, haja batalha — que os deuses lutem comigo.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: Escalation at Dakṣa’s yajña: if Śiva’s attendants are denied their sacrificial entitlement, the cause must be stated; failing that, the yajña becomes the battlefield—signaling the impending destruction of the rite that excludes Śiva.
Significance: Warns that ritualism divorced from devotion to Śiva culminates in spiritual ‘saṃhāra’—collapse of merit and order.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse shows that ritual (adhvara) becomes spiritually barren when it excludes the supreme Lord (Pati). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, outer sacrifice must be aligned with inner surrender; otherwise, it turns into pride and conflict.
It reinforces that Saguna Shiva—the worshipful Lord accessible through the Linga and rites—must be honored as the true recipient and sanctifier of offerings. When Shiva is denied his “bhāga,” the rite loses its sacred efficacy.
The takeaway is to begin and seal all worship with Shiva-remembrance—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and offering with humility—so the ritual is not mere formality but devotion (bhakti) grounded in right recognition of Shiva.