Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
यदा तथ्यं च पथ्यं च स्ववाक्यं तद्वृथा ऽभवत् । तदा ततो ययुर्मंदा ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम्
yadā tathyaṃ ca pathyaṃ ca svavākyaṃ tadvṛthā 'bhavat | tadā tato yayurmaṃdā brahmalokaṃ sanātanam
جب اُن کی اپنی بات—سچی اور مفید ہونے کے باوجود—بے اثر ہو گئی، تب وہ تھکے ماندے وہاں سے روانہ ہو کر ازلی برہملوک (عالمِ برہما) کو چلے گئے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the line functions as narrative transition: frustrated beings abandon their effort and seek Brahmā’s realm for adjudication/recourse.
FAQs
It highlights that even truthful and well-intended speech can fail to produce transformation when the deeper binding forces (pāśa) are not loosened; the seeker must turn toward higher wisdom and grace, ultimately fulfilled through devotion to Pati (Śiva) and right knowledge.
The verse implies the limitation of mere discourse or persuasion; in Shaiva practice, effectiveness comes when words are joined to sādhana—Linga worship, mantra-japa, and bhakti—so that truth becomes lived realization by Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
A practical takeaway is to move from speech alone to disciplined practice: japa of the Pañcākṣara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Linga-pūjā, and steady dhyāna—so the mind does not become manda (spiritually fatigued) and the teaching bears fruit.