Shloka 3
Rudra’s Omitted Share in the Yajña (रुद्रभागानुपपत्तिः — यज्ञोपाख्यानम्)
तत्पश्चात् उन्होंने यज्ञके साधनों, हविष्यों, यज्ञभागके अधिकारी देवताओं और यज्ञोपयोगी द्रव्योंकी कल्पना की ।।
tataḥ paścāt yajñasya sādhanāni haviṃṣi yajñabhāgādhikāriṇaḥ devatāḥ yajñopayogīni dravyāṇi ca kalpayām āsuḥ | tā vai rudram ajānantyo yāthātathyena devatāḥ | na akalpayanta devasya sthāṇor bhāgaṃ narādhipa |
அரசே! அப்போது தேவர்கள் ருத்ரனை அவனுடைய உண்மைத் தன்மையில் அறியவில்லை; ஆகவே ‘ஸ்தாணு’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற சிவனுக்கான யாகப் பங்கினை அவர்கள் நிர்ணயிக்கவில்லை।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual and moral order depend on right knowledge and rightful inclusion: when a legitimate divine claimant (Rudra/Śiva) is not recognized and given his due share, the sacrificial arrangement becomes incomplete and invites disorder.
The gods organize the components of a sacrifice—offerings, recipients, and materials—but because they do not yet understand Rudra’s true status, they fail to allot a sacrificial portion to Śiva (Sthāṇu).