Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
आश्रमस्थान्समाकृष्य मारयन्ति तपोधनात् । स्रुवानपहरन्तश्च क्षिपन्तोग्निं जलेषु च
āśramasthānsamākṛṣya mārayanti tapodhanāt | sruvānapaharantaśca kṣipantogniṃ jaleṣu ca
وہ تپسویوں کو ان کے آشرموں سے کھینچ کر مار رہے ہیں۔ وہ یگیہ کے برتن چرا رہے ہیں اور مقدس آگ کو پانی میں پھینک رہے ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: In the Dakṣa-yajña upheaval, the gaṇas overturn āśramas and disrupt Vedic sacrifice—stealing sruvas and casting the sacred fire into water—symbolizing the collapse of ritual order when severed from Śiva.
Significance: Instructional: mere karmakāṇḍa, when weaponized by pride/exclusion, becomes bondage (pāśa). Śiva’s tirodhāna can veil the efficacy of ritual, forcing reorientation toward bhakti and right knowledge.
Type: rudram
FAQs
It depicts adharma violently obstructing tapas and yajna—two pillars of inner purification. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such acts are expressions of pasha (bondage) that try to sever the soul from dharma and God-centered discipline.
By showing the destruction of sacred rites and ascetic life, the verse implies the need for refuge in Shiva as Pati (the Lord who protects dharma). Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is a stabilizing support when outer ritual order is threatened, restoring devotion and purity.
Maintain steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and uphold daily purity disciplines (such as Tripundra/bhasma and restrained conduct) as inner “agni,” even when external conditions disrupt formal rites.