Shloka 1
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ३७६ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ९६६ “लोक हैं) #स्निमलज (2) आज मनना त्रिचत्वारिशर्दाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: ब्राह्मणादि वर्णोकी प्राप्तिमें ४ २४३३५३ कर्मोंकी प्रधानताका उमोवाच भगवन् भगनेत्रघ्न पूष्णो दन्तनिपातन । दक्षक्रतुहर त्रयक्ष संशयो मे महानयम्
umovāca—bhagavan bhaganetraghna pūṣṇo dantanipātana | dakṣakratu-hara tryakṣa saṁśayo me mahān ayam ||
Umā thưa: “Ôi Đấng Tối Thượng—Đấng đã đánh mù mắt Bhaga, Đấng đã bẻ gãy răng Pūṣan, Đấng đã phá tan lễ tế của Dakṣa—hỡi Đấng Tam Nhãn! Trong lòng thiếp đã dấy lên một mối nghi lớn.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical inquiry as a legitimate and important act: Umā respectfully approaches Śiva with a serious doubt, implying that understanding dharma and the meaning of ritual actions requires questioning and clarification from a trustworthy authority.
Umā (Pārvatī) addresses Śiva using epithets drawn from the Dakṣa-yajña episode—where Śiva’s forces disrupted Dakṣa’s sacrifice and deities like Bhaga and Pūṣan were injured—and she introduces a major doubt she wants resolved, setting up the teaching that follows in the chapter.