Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
व्योमवाणी-श्रवणं, गणानां शरणागमनं, सती-दाह-वृत्तान्तः — Hearing the Heavenly Voice; The Gaṇas Seek Refuge; Account of Satī’s Self-Immolation
अपमानं विशेषेण तस्मिन् यज्ञे महाप्रभो । दक्षाद्यास्तेऽखिला दुष्टा अकुर्वन् गर्विता अति
apamānaṃ viśeṣeṇa tasmin yajñe mahāprabho | dakṣādyāste'khilā duṣṭā akurvan garvitā ati
Ôi Đại Chúa, ngay tại lễ tế ấy họ đã cố ý gây nên sự sỉ nhục. Dakṣa và những kẻ khác—tất thảy đều xấu ác và vô cùng kiêu mạn—đã phạm điều đó.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse highlights that ritual (yajña) becomes spiritually barren when driven by pride and malice; in Shaiva Siddhanta, ego and disrespect are forms of pāśa (bondage) that block Shiva’s grace (anugraha).
Dakṣa’s arrogance represents worship performed without devotion to Saguna Shiva; true Linga-bhakti requires humility and honoring Shiva’s supremacy, not merely external sacrificial display.
A practical takeaway is to avoid aparādha (offence) in worship and cultivate humility through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offered with reverence rather than ego.