Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 47
दधीच-शाप-हेतु-वर्णनम् / The Cause of Dadhīca’s Curse
Explaining Viṣṇu’s Role at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
क्षुवो दधीचं वज्रेण जघानोरस्यथो नृपः । क्रोधं कृत्वा विशेषेण विष्णुगौरवगर्वितः
kṣuvo dadhīcaṃ vajreṇa jaghānorasyatho nṛpaḥ | krodhaṃ kṛtvā viśeṣeṇa viṣṇugauravagarvitaḥ
Tâu Đại vương, bấy giờ Kṣuva—tự phụ vì uy danh của Viṣṇu—nổi giận dữ dội, liền dùng lôi chùy (vajra) đánh vào ngực hiền giả Dadhīca.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
The verse highlights how anger fueled by pride becomes a binding pāśa (bondage) that drives adharma—violence even toward a sage—showing the need for humility and inner restraint on the path toward Shiva-realization.
By portraying the downfall of egoistic “party-pride,” the narrative implicitly supports Shaiva teaching that devotion to Saguna Shiva (Linga worship) must be accompanied by purification of the heart—otherwise outer religiosity becomes a cause of conflict rather than grace.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of ahiṃsā and anger-restraint, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to subdue pride and cultivate devotion.