Shloka 31
दक्षस्य प्रजावृद्ध्युपायः — Dakṣa’s Means for Increasing Progeny
पूर्ववत्त्वत्कृतं दक्षश्शुश्राव चकितो भृशम् । पुत्रनाशं शुशोचाति पुत्रशोक विमूर्छितः
pūrvavattvatkṛtaṃ dakṣaśśuśrāva cakito bhṛśam | putranāśaṃ śuśocāti putraśoka vimūrchitaḥ
เมื่อทักษะได้ยินข่าวเดิมดังแต่ก่อนอีกครั้ง ก็สะดุ้งหวาดหวั่นยิ่งนัก ถูกความโศกจากการสูญเสียบุตรครอบงำจนแทบสิ้นสติ แล้วร่ำไห้คร่ำครวญถึงการจากไปของบุตรนั้น।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it intensifies the Dakṣa-cycle tragedy: repeated hearing of the loss triggers fear and collapse—classic paśu condition under pāśa (grief/attachment).
Significance: Instruction: attachment (putra-śoka) is a binding pāśa; remembrance of Śiva as the inner Self transforms grief into śānti.
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly identity—especially pride and attachment to lineage—creates bondage (pāśa) and results in grief; in Shaiva understanding, peace arises when one turns from ego to devotion toward Pati, Lord Shiva.
Daksha’s agitation contrasts with the steadiness cultivated through Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā): reverence to Shiva and His symbols purifies pride and redirects the mind from family-centered attachment to God-centered surrender.
As a remedy for grief-born agitation, the Shiva Purana tradition recommends steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga worship with humility, which pacifies the mind and loosens attachment.