Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
पार्वतीप्रार्थना—हिमवत्पार्श्वे भिक्षुरूपेण याचनम् | Pārvatī’s Request: Śiva to Seek Her in Beggar-Form at Himālaya’s Court
पार्वत्युवाच । त्वं नाथो मम देवेश त्वया किं विस्मृतम्पुरा । दक्षयज्ञविनाशं हि यदर्थं कृतवान्हठात्
pārvatyuvāca | tvaṃ nātho mama deveśa tvayā kiṃ vismṛtampurā | dakṣayajñavināśaṃ hi yadarthaṃ kṛtavānhaṭhāt
Pārvatī thưa: “Ôi Devēśa, Ngài là chúa tể và đấng che chở của con. Điều gì từ thuở trước Ngài đã quên—vì mục đích nào Ngài bỗng nhiên khiến lễ tế của Dakṣa bị hủy diệt?”
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: The verse recalls the Dakṣa-yajña episode: Satī’s insult and self-immolation leads to Śiva’s fierce intervention (often via Vīrabhadra) and the breaking of sacrificial pride; the narrative functions as a paradigmatic warning against adharmic ritual divorced from devotion.
Significance: Remembrance of Dakṣa-yajña is used in Śaiva teaching to emphasize humility, proper bhakti, and the supremacy of Śiva over mere ritualism.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
Pārvatī’s question points to the Shaiva Siddhānta theme that mere ritual (yajña) without humility and devotion to Pati (Śiva) becomes hollow; Shiva’s intervention corrects pride and restores dharmic balance.
The Dakṣa-yajña narrative emphasizes that Shiva is not confined to social ritual approval; worship of Saguna Shiva—often through the Liṅga—centers on reverence, surrender, and inner purity rather than external prestige.
The takeaway is to perform worship with devotion and ego-free intent—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and Rudrākṣa (where appropriate) as reminders of humility and Shiva’s supremacy.