Shloka 366
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
ततः: किलकिलाशब्दैसकाशं पूरयन्निव । वे भयंकर रूपधारी विशालकाय रुद्रगण सैकड़ों और हजारोंकी टोलियाँ बनाकर अपनी किलकारियोंसे आकाशको गुँजाते हुए-से दक्षयज्ञका विध्वंस करनेके लिये बड़ी तेजीके साथ टूट पड़े
tataḥ kilakilāśabdaiḥ sakāśaṃ pūrayann iva | te bhayaṅkara-rūpadhāriṇaḥ viśāla-kāyā rudragaṇāḥ śataśaḥ sahasraśaś ca gaṇīkṛtya svābhiḥ kilakilābhiḥ ākāśaṃ ghoṣayanta iva dakṣayajñasya vidhvaṃsārthaṃ mahāvegāt samabhipetuḥ ||
Pagkaraan, na wari’y pinupuno ang buong kalawakan ng matinis na sigaw ng digmaan, ang mga pangkat ni Rudra—nakapangingilabot ang anyo at dambuhala ang katawan—ay nagtipon sa mga pulutong na daan-daan at libu-libo. Pinapanginig nila ang langit sa kanilang hiyaw, at buong bilis na sumalakay upang wasakin ang yajña ni Dakṣa. Ipinahihiwatig ng talatang ito na ang isang ritwal, kapag naputol sa paggalang at wastong asal, ay maaaring maging sanhi ng kapahamakan sa halip na maging pinagmumulan ng kabutihang-loob.
दक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual action (yajña) is not self-justifying; when performed with arrogance, exclusion, or disrespect toward the divine and the righteous, it loses its sanctity and can invite downfall. Dharma requires inner propriety and reverence, not merely external ceremony.
Dakṣa describes the sudden onslaught of Rudra’s fearsome attendants. In large bands, they fill the sky with piercing cries and charge swiftly with the intent to wreck Dakṣa’s sacrificial proceedings.