Shloka 16
दक्षयज्ञे मुनिदेवसमागमः / The Gathering of Sages and Gods at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
तनूनपादपि निजं चक्रे रूपं सहस्रशः । हविषा ग्रहणायाशु तस्मिन् यज्ञे महोत्सवे
tanūnapādapi nijaṃ cakre rūpaṃ sahasraśaḥ | haviṣā grahaṇāyāśu tasmin yajñe mahotsave
ఆ మహా యజ్ఞమహోత్సవంలో హవిస్సును స్వీకరించుటకై తనూనపాతుడు కూడా త్వరగా తన స్వరూపాన్ని సహస్ర విధాలుగా ధరించాడు.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Invocation of Tanūnapāt (a Vedic fire-deity aspect) multiplying forms to receive oblations intensifies the śrauta atmosphere; in the Dakṣa-yajña frame it heightens the irony that even fire-deities eagerly partake while Śiva is not duly honored.
Significance: Highlights the power of ritual precision and divine participation, yet implicitly points to the higher necessity of honoring Śiva as the ultimate Pati beyond the ritual economy.
Type: rudram
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights the divine capacity to manifest in many forms to accept sincere offerings—showing that ritual becomes spiritually fruitful when aligned with reverence and right intention, a key Shaiva emphasis on devotion (bhakti) guiding action (karma).
The motif of ‘many forms’ supports Saguna worship: the One reality is approachable through manifest forms and sacred rites. In Shaiva understanding, offerings ultimately reach the Supreme (Pati) when performed with devotion, just as divine presence is invoked and received in worship, including Linga-pūjā.
Perform offerings with steadiness and purity—mentally dedicating the havis to Shiva while repeating a Shiva-mantra (such as the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize that the divine receives the offering through consecrated forms.