Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
दाक्षयज्ञप्रस्थान-प्रश्नः
Satī Inquires about the Departure for Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
सत्युवाच । यज्ञस्स्यात्सफलो येन स त्वं शंभोखिलेश्वर । अनाहूतोसि तेनाद्य पित्रा मे दुष्टकारिणा
satyuvāca | yajñassyātsaphalo yena sa tvaṃ śaṃbhokhileśvara | anāhūtosi tenādya pitrā me duṣṭakāriṇā
Сати сказала: «О Шамбху, Владыка всего! Ты — тот, благодаря кому жертвоприношение становится поистине плодотворным. И всё же сегодня мой отец, творящий дурное, не пригласил Тебя».
Sati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The verse alludes to the doctrine that yajña attains fruition only through Śiva’s lordship; in the Dakṣa-yajña cycle, exclusion of Śiva renders the sacrifice spiritually defective and precipitates its ruin.
Significance: Didactic: teaches that ritual without devotion to Śiva (pati) is barren; true ‘phala’ arises from surrender and grace.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse asserts that all ritual merit is ultimately fulfilled only when aligned with reverence to Śiva, the Pati (Supreme Lord); ritual pride that excludes Him becomes spiritually barren.
Satī’s statement highlights Saguna Śiva as the accessible Lord who grants fruition to worship; excluding Śiva from yajña symbolically rejects the very divine presence the Liṅga represents in worship.
It implies prioritizing Śiva-bhakti alongside rites—remembering Śiva with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so that external ritual is joined to inner devotion.