Shloka 65
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
दक्षके यज्ञमें शिवजीका प्राकट्य तथास्त्वित्याह भगवान् भगनेत्रहरो हर: । धर्माध्यक्षो विरूपाक्षसर्त्रयक्षो देव: प्रजापति:,तब धर्मके अध्यक्ष, प्रजापालक, विख्ूपाक्ष, त्रिनेत्रधारी, भगनेत्रहारी देवेश्वर भगवान् हरने “तथास्तु” कहकर दक्षको मनोवांछित वर दे दिया
dakṣake yajñe śivajīka prākaṭya tathāstv ity āha bhagavān bhaganetra-haro haraḥ | dharmādhyakṣo virūpākṣas triyakṣo devaḥ prajāpatiḥ | tataḥ dharmasya adhyakṣaḥ prajā-pālakaḥ virūpākṣaḥ tri-netradhārī bhaganetra-hārī deveśvaraḥ bhagavān haraḥ “tathāstu” iti uktvā dakṣaṃ manovāñchita-varaṃ dadau ||
دکش کے یَجْن میں شِو ظاہر ہوئے۔ بھگ کی آنکھ چھین لینے والے بھگوان ہَر نے کہا: “تَتھاستُو۔” دھرم کے نگران، وِروپاکش، تِرنیتر، مخلوقات کے پالک، دیویشور ہَر نے دکش کو اس کی من چاہی مراد عطا کی۔
वीरभद्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when ritual and authority are misused through pride, dharma is ultimately restored through recognition, correction, and divine grace. Śiva’s assent (“tathāstu”) signals that once order is re-established, compassion and protection follow.
In the context of Dakṣa’s sacrifice, Śiva appears and, addressed through multiple epithets (three-eyed, overseer of dharma, lord of gods), grants Dakṣa the boon he seeks by saying “tathāstu,” indicating acceptance and bestowal.