Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10
दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra
ततस्तेनैव वैरेण विधिना च प्रचोदितः । नाजुवाह भवं दक्षो दीक्षितस्तामपि द्विषन्
tatastenaiva vaireṇa vidhinā ca pracoditaḥ | nājuvāha bhavaṃ dakṣo dīkṣitastāmapi dviṣan
ต่อจากนั้น ด้วยความอาฆาตเดิมและด้วยแรงผลักดันแห่งชะตากรรม ทักษะผู้ได้รับการอภิเษกเพื่อประกอบยัญแล้ว ก็หาได้เชิญภวะ (พระศิวะ) ไม่ และด้วยความชิงชังนาง จึงมิได้เชิญนาง (สตี) ด้วยเช่นกัน।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa, though ritually consecrated for a yajña, omits Śiva (Bhava) and Satī from invitation due to hostility; this omission becomes the immediate karmic trigger for Satī’s departure to the sacrifice and the ensuing rupture between Vedic pride and Śaiva supremacy.
Significance: Teaches that yajña devoid of Śiva-bhakti is spiritually sterile; humility and inclusion of Pati (Śiva) are prerequisites for auspicious ritual fruit.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse shows how ritual status (being dīkṣita for yajña) is spiritually barren when ruled by dveṣa (hatred). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such malice becomes pasha—bondage that blocks grace—whereas honoring Bhava (Śiva) with humility aligns the soul (paśu) toward liberation.
Bhava is Saguna Śiva approached through devotion and reverence (often symbolized by the Śiva-liṅga). Dakṣa’s refusal to invite Śiva illustrates the failure of worship when one rejects the Lord’s living presence; true liṅga-worship requires surrender, not social pride or sectarian contempt.
The takeaway is to purify intention before any rite: perform japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with humility and offer worship with śraddhā. If practicing externally, uphold Shaiva marks like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to drop ego and hatred.