Shloka 74

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

प्रजापतेर् मखे पुण्ये दक्षस्य सुमहात्मनः एवं शप्त्वा क्षुपं प्रेक्ष्य पुनराह द्विजोत्तमः

Transliteration

prajāpater makhe puṇye dakṣasya sumahātmanaḥ evaṃ śaptvā kṣupaṃ prekṣya punarāha dvijottamaḥ

Translation

మహాత్ముడైన దక్ష ప్రజాపతి యొక్క పవిత్ర యజ్ఞములో, ఈ విధముగా శపించి, ఆ ద్విజోత్తముడు క్షుపుని చూసి మరల ఇట్లు పలికెను.

Word by Word

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajapati

• मखे: in the sacrifice (yajña)

• पुण्ये: holy, meritorious

• दक्षस्य: of Daksha

• सुमहात्मनः: of the very great-souled one

• एवम्: thus

• शप्त्वा: having cursed

• क्षुपम्: the shrub/plant

• प्रेक्ष्य: having looked at/observed

• पुनः: again

• आह: said/spoke

• द्विजोत्तमः: the best of the twice-born (a foremost Brahmin sage).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Daksha-yajna episode; internal speaker is the dvijottama who utters the curse)

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Prajapati

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the Daksha-yajna as a “punya” rite that still becomes spiritually compromised when devotion to Pati (Shiva) is violated—implying that linga-bhakti and inner surrender are superior to mere ritual display.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it shows Shiva-tattva as transcending ritual status: even a prestigious sacrifice cannot protect one from the fruits of aparadha against Pati, the supreme Lord who grants liberation to the pashu by cutting pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights yajña-context and the ethical law governing it: ritual purity must be aligned with right vision (śiva-sammāna). This aligns with Pashupata discipline where inner rectitude and devotion govern outer rites.