Shloka 5
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
सा देव्या वचनं श्रुत्वा उवाच परमेश्वरीम् गता निमन्त्रिताः सर्वा मखे मातामहस्य ताः
sā devyā vacanaṃ śrutvā uvāca parameśvarīm gatā nimantritāḥ sarvā makhe mātāmahasya tāḥ
देव्याः वचनं श्रुत्वा सा परमेश्वरीम् उवाच—ताः सर्वाः मातामहस्य मखे निमन्त्रिताः सन्त्यो गताः।
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FAQs
Ritual obligation (yajña-duty) is treated as binding even for exalted beings: invitation and participation in sacrificial order signals respect for ṛta/dharma and the social-cosmic network of reciprocity.
This is ākhyāna serving as a bridge into ritual-centered material; it aligns loosely with dharma/ācāra exposition that Purāṇas embed within narrative, rather than the five core lakṣaṇas in a strict sense.
‘Makha’ symbolizes the sustaining axis of the cosmos (yajña as world-maintenance). The maternal-grandfather reference highlights lineage-linked ritual authority, implying that sacred duty can be inherited/relational, not merely personal.