Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 26
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
पुलस्त्य उवाच यदा दक्षसुता ब्रह्मन् सती याता यमक्षयम् विनाश्य दक्षयज्ञं तं विचचार त्रिलोचनः
pulastya uvāca yadā dakṣasutā brahman satī yātā yamakṣayam vināśya dakṣayajñaṃ taṃ vicacāra trilocanaḥ
Pulastya disse: “Ó Brahman, quando Satī, filha de Dakṣa, foi à morada de Yama (isto é, morreu), então o Senhor de três olhos (Śiva), após destruir aquele sacrifício de Dakṣa, passou a vagar.”
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FAQs
Ritual (yajña) without reverence and right intention is hollow; disrespect toward the divine (and toward dharma embodied in sacred relationships) culminates in self-destruction of the rite and social order.
Vamśānucarita / narrative of eminent figures: an episode concerning Dakṣa, Satī, and Śiva, used to illustrate dharma and the consequences of adharma in ritual contexts.
Satī’s passing signifies the breakdown of harmony between prideful ritualism (Dakṣa) and living spiritual authority (Śiva). Śiva’s roaming depicts the cosmic disturbance that follows when yajña is severed from humility and devotion.