यज्ञवाटं च दक्षस्य विनाशार्थं प्रहारिणः । रजसा चाऽवृतं व्योम तमसा च वृता दिशः
yajñavāṭaṃ ca dakṣasya vināśārthaṃ prahāriṇaḥ | rajasā cā'vṛtaṃ vyoma tamasā ca vṛtā diśaḥ
Разрушители, нанося удары, чтобы погубить жертвенную площадку Дакши, двинулись вперёд; небо заволокло пылью, а все стороны света окутала тьма.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajña site (yajña-vāṭa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇas surge toward Dakṣa’s sacrificial enclosure to destroy it; dust clouds choke the sky and darkness wraps the directions, signaling doom for arrogant ritual.
Ritual without humility and right devotion collapses; adharma produces turmoil in both society and nature.
Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the narration (Himalayan Kedāra region), while the episode centers on Dakṣa’s yajña-site as a cautionary sacred history.
None directly; it critiques the misuse of yajña by showing its violent unraveling when performed with offense toward Śiva.