Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
पूर्ववत्त्वत्कृतं दक्षश्शुश्राव चकितो भृशम् । पुत्रनाशं शुशोचाति पुत्रशोक विमूर्छितः
pūrvavattvatkṛtaṃ dakṣaśśuśrāva cakito bhṛśam | putranāśaṃ śuśocāti putraśoka vimūrchitaḥ
முன்னைப் போலவே அதே செய்தியை மீண்டும் கேட்ட தக்ஷன் மிகுந்த அச்சமடைந்தான். மகன் இழந்த துயரால் ஆட்கொள்ளப்பட்டு, மகன்-துயரால் மயக்கமுற்றவனாய் தன் பிள்ளையின் இழப்பை எண்ணி புலம்பினான்।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it intensifies the Dakṣa-cycle tragedy: repeated hearing of the loss triggers fear and collapse—classic paśu condition under pāśa (grief/attachment).
Significance: Instruction: attachment (putra-śoka) is a binding pāśa; remembrance of Śiva as the inner Self transforms grief into śānti.
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly identity—especially pride and attachment to lineage—creates bondage (pāśa) and results in grief; in Shaiva understanding, peace arises when one turns from ego to devotion toward Pati, Lord Shiva.
Daksha’s agitation contrasts with the steadiness cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā): reverence to Shiva and His symbols purifies pride and redirects the mind from family-centered attachment to God-centered surrender.
As a remedy for grief-born agitation, the Shiva Purana tradition recommends steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga worship with humility, which pacifies the mind and loosens attachment.