Shloka 35
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
तच्छ्रुत्वा कुपितो दक्षः पित्राश्वासितमानसः । उत्पाद्य पुत्रान्प्रायुंक्त सहस्रप्रमितांस्ततः
tacchrutvā kupito dakṣaḥ pitrāśvāsitamānasaḥ | utpādya putrānprāyuṃkta sahasrapramitāṃstataḥ
یہ سن کر دکش غضبناک ہوا؛ مگر باپ کے تسلی بخش کلمات سے اس کا دل سنبھل گیا۔ پھر اس نے بیٹے پیدا کیے اور ہزار کی تعداد میں انہیں روانہ کر دیا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights how anger and wounded pride (a form of pasha/bondage) can propel worldly action, while even a temporary calming influence cannot by itself purify the root ego—only alignment with Shiva’s order (Pati) and dharma leads toward release.
Daksha’s agitation foreshadows conflict born of ritualistic pride; Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship in the Purana is repeatedly presented as devotion with humility—where ritual is sanctified by surrender rather than by self-importance.
A practical takeaway is to pacify anger through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and cultivating inner restraint before undertaking major actions, so karma is guided by devotion rather than impulse.