Shloka 6
हिमाचलविवाहवर्णनम् — Description of Himācala’s
context for) Marriage / The Himālaya-Marriage Narrative (Chapter Opening
यदा दाक्षायणी रुष्टा नादृता स्वतनुं जहौ । पित्रा दक्षेण तद्यज्ञे संगता परमेश्वरी
yadā dākṣāyaṇī ruṣṭā nādṛtā svatanuṃ jahau | pitrā dakṣeṇa tadyajñe saṃgatā parameśvarī
เมื่อทักษายณี (สตี) โกรธเพราะมิได้รับการยกย่องอันควร จึงละทิ้งกายของตน เหตุการณ์นั้นเกิดขึ้นในพิธียัญที่บิดา คือทักษะ ได้จัดขึ้น ณ ที่นั้นเองพระเทวีผู้เป็นปรเมศวรีประทับอยู่।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa’s yajña becomes the archetypal scene of adharmic ritualism (yajña without Śiva) leading to catastrophe; Satī’s self-abandonment precipitates Rudra’s cosmic response in the wider narrative.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: A dharmic rupture at the yajña foreshadows Rudra’s destructive intervention (proto-saṃhāra motif) in the broader Dakṣa-yajña cycle.
FAQs
It highlights how disrespect toward the Divine (and toward dharma) leads to inner rupture: Satī’s leaving the body symbolizes the rejection of ego-driven ritualism and the assertion that true worship requires reverence and humility.
Dakṣa’s sacrifice represents external ritual without devotion to Śiva; the episode reinforces that Saguna worship—especially honoring Śiva as the supreme Lord through linga-pūjā—must be rooted in bhakti and right recognition, not mere ceremonial pride.
A practical takeaway is to perform Śiva-pūjā with reverence and repentance—japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering with humility—avoiding pride in ritual and cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati).