Shloka 58
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
इत्युक्त्वा यज्ञशालां तां ददाह गणपुङ्गवः / गणेश्वराश्च संक्रुद्धा यूपानुत्पाट्य चिक्षिपुः
ityuktvā yajñaśālāṃ tāṃ dadāha gaṇapuṅgavaḥ / gaṇeśvarāśca saṃkruddhā yūpānutpāṭya cikṣipuḥ
ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว ผู้เป็นยอดแห่งคณะคณาของพระศิวะได้เผาโรงยัญนั้นให้ลุกไหม้; เหล่าคณีศวรผู้กริ้วได้ถอนเสายูปะแล้วขว้างทิ้งไปไกล
Sūta (narrator) recounting events to the sages
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly: it contrasts outer ritual structures (yajña-hall and yūpas) with the deeper authority of Īśvara’s order—implying that the Supreme is not bound by ritual form, and that dharma without inner alignment can be overturned.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; its practical teaching is preparatory—purifying intent. In the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Pāśupata frame, inner discipline (niyama, devotion to Īśvara, self-restraint) must govern yajña; otherwise ritual becomes hollow and vulnerable to downfall.
By presenting Śiva’s gaṇas as enforcers of cosmic and ethical order, the text supports the Purana’s broader synthesis: divine authority is one, and sectarian ritual pride is corrected so devotion and dharma align with the Supreme (whether named Śiva or Viṣṇu).