Shloka 60
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
यज्ञभागान्समग्रांस्तु स्वयं गृह्णाति दारुणः । प्रवर्तितो ह्यधर्मस्तैरृषीणां च निवारितः
yajñabhāgānsamagrāṃstu svayaṃ gṛhṇāti dāruṇaḥ | pravartito hyadharmastairṛṣīṇāṃ ca nivāritaḥ
ఆ దారుణుడు యజ్ఞభాగములన్నిటినీ తానే స్వయంగా గ్రహించుచున్నాడు. వారి వల్ల అధర్మము ప్రవర్తించి, ఋషుల ధర్మమార్గము నిరోధింపబడుచున్నది.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames a crisis of yajña-order where a fierce power usurps sacrificial shares, signaling disruption of ṛṣi-led dharma.
Significance: General teaching: when yajña is perverted, dharma declines; restoration requires Śiva’s re-establishment of right order.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse warns that when sacred order is violated and offerings are appropriated by a fierce, ego-driven force, adharma spreads and even the sages’ dharmic work becomes obstructed—implying that true auspiciousness comes from right intention and rightful offering aligned with Pati (Śiva).
In Śaiva understanding, yajña is fulfilled when offerings are oriented toward the Supreme Lord, often worshiped as the Liṅga (Saguna focus for devotion). Misappropriation of ‘yajña-bhāga’ symbolizes worship diverted from its proper divine center, leading to disorder rather than grace.
Restore dharma through steady Śiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with pure intention, and—where traditional—Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to offer all actions as yajña to Śiva rather than to ego or violence.