Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
आश्रमस्थान्समाकृष्य मारयन्ति तपोधनात् । स्रुवानपहरन्तश्च क्षिपन्तोग्निं जलेषु च
āśramasthānsamākṛṣya mārayanti tapodhanāt | sruvānapaharantaśca kṣipantogniṃ jaleṣu ca
Arrastando os eremitérios de seus lugares, eles matam os ascetas — aqueles ricos em austeridade. Eles até roubam as conchas de sacrifício e lançam o fogo sagrado nas águas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: In the Dakṣa-yajña upheaval, the gaṇas overturn āśramas and disrupt Vedic sacrifice—stealing sruvas and casting the sacred fire into water—symbolizing the collapse of ritual order when severed from Śiva.
Significance: Instructional: mere karmakāṇḍa, when weaponized by pride/exclusion, becomes bondage (pāśa). Śiva’s tirodhāna can veil the efficacy of ritual, forcing reorientation toward bhakti and right knowledge.
Type: rudram
FAQs
It depicts adharma violently obstructing tapas and yajna—two pillars of inner purification. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such acts are expressions of pasha (bondage) that try to sever the soul from dharma and God-centered discipline.
By showing the destruction of sacred rites and ascetic life, the verse implies the need for refuge in Shiva as Pati (the Lord who protects dharma). Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is a stabilizing support when outer ritual order is threatened, restoring devotion and purity.
Maintain steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and uphold daily purity disciplines (such as Tripundra/bhasma and restrained conduct) as inner “agni,” even when external conditions disrupt formal rites.