Shloka 59
देव-गण-समरः
Devas and Śiva’s Gaṇas Engage in Battle
अनेन प्रार्थितः पूर्वं यज्ञार्थं च पुनः पुनः । दक्षेणाविदितार्थेन कर्मनिष्ठेन मौढ्यतः
anena prārthitaḥ pūrvaṃ yajñārthaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ | dakṣeṇāviditārthena karmaniṣṭhena mauḍhyataḥ
పూర్వం దక్షుడు—తత్త్వార్థం తెలియక, కర్మకాండలో దృఢనిష్ఠుడై—మోహవశంగా యజ్ఞార్థం కోసం మళ్లీ మళ్లీ ఆయనను (శివుని) ప్రార్థించాడు।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights that ritual power (karma) without understanding and humility becomes delusion; true auspiciousness arises when yajña is aligned with devotion to Pati (Śiva) and right discernment.
Dakṣa seeks Shiva’s participation for external sacrificial success, but the text implies that Saguna Shiva is not to be treated as a mere ritual accessory; worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) must be grounded in reverence and inner surrender.
The takeaway is to purify ritual with devotion—begin worship with Shiva-mantra remembrance (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivate humility, and avoid pride in karmic performance; the verse indirectly cautions against yajña done without inner bhakti.