Shloka 1
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ३७६ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ९६६ “लोक हैं) #स्निमलज (2) आज मनना त्रिचत्वारिशर्दाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: ब्राह्मणादि वर्णोकी प्राप्तिमें ४ २४३३५३ कर्मोंकी प्रधानताका उमोवाच भगवन् भगनेत्रघ्न पूष्णो दन्तनिपातन । दक्षक्रतुहर त्रयक्ष संशयो मे महानयम्
umovāca—bhagavan bhaganetraghna pūṣṇo dantanipātana | dakṣakratu-hara tryakṣa saṁśayo me mahān ayam ||
उमा उवाच—भगवन् भगनेत्रघ्न पूष्णो दन्तनिपातन । दक्षक्रतुहर त्र्यक्ष संशयो मे महानयम् ॥
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical inquiry as a legitimate and important act: Umā respectfully approaches Śiva with a serious doubt, implying that understanding dharma and the meaning of ritual actions requires questioning and clarification from a trustworthy authority.
Umā (Pārvatī) addresses Śiva using epithets drawn from the Dakṣa-yajña episode—where Śiva’s forces disrupted Dakṣa’s sacrifice and deities like Bhaga and Pūṣan were injured—and she introduces a major doubt she wants resolved, setting up the teaching that follows in the chapter.