Shloka 25
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
महेश्वरने कहा--महाभागे! श्रेष्ठ प्रजापति दक्ष अश्वमेध यज्ञ करते हैं; उसीमें ये सब देवता जा रहे हैं ।।
Maheśvara uvāca—Mahābhāge! Śreṣṭhaḥ Prajāpatiḥ Dakṣa aśvamedha-yajñaṁ karoti; tasminn eva ete sarve devatā gacchanti. Umā uvāca—Yajñam etam, Mahādeva, kimarthaṁ nādhigacchasi? Kena vā pratiṣedhena gamanaṁ te na vidyate?
Sinabi ni Maheśvara: “O marangal na ginang! Ang dakilang Prajāpati na si Dakṣa ay nagsasagawa ng Aśvamedha yajña; sa ritong iyon patungo ang lahat ng diyos.” Sumagot si Umā: “Mahādeva, bakit hindi ka dumadalo sa yajñang ito? Anong pagbabawal o pagpipigil ang humahadlang sa iyong pagpunta roon?”
महेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds a dharmic tension between ritual authority and rightful inclusion: even a grand sacrifice attended by the gods can become ethically fraught if participation is constrained by prohibition, disrespect, or social-religious exclusion.
Maheśvara informs Umā that Dakṣa is conducting an Aśvamedha and that the gods are going there. Umā then questions why Maheśvara himself is not attending and asks what restriction or prohibition prevents his going.