Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
यस्मादस्मिन्मखे देवैरित्थं वयमसत्कृताः । तस्माद्वो जीवितैस्सार्धमपनेष्यामि गर्वितम्
yasmādasminmakhe devairitthaṃ vayamasatkṛtāḥ | tasmādvo jīvitaissārdhamapaneṣyāmi garvitam
Vì trong lễ tế này, chư thiên đã xúc phạm ta như thế, nên hỡi kẻ kiêu mạn, ta sẽ đoạt lấy cả mạng sống của các ngươi.
Daksha
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is part of the Dakṣa-yajña conflict cycle where ego (ahaṅkāra) and disrespect toward Śiva/Śaiva order precipitate downfall.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It highlights how ego and insult at sacred rites become a form of pasha (bondage): when pride governs action, even a yajña turns into a cause of adharma and downfall, opposing the Shaiva ideal of humility before Pati (Shiva).
The Daksha-yajña narrative repeatedly shows that ritual power without devotion and reverence to Shiva (Saguna worship through Linga and bhakti) becomes hollow; disrespect toward Shiva’s place in dharma leads to spiritual and worldly collapse.
The takeaway is restraint of anger and cultivation of Shiva-bhakti through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as an antidote to pride; the verse warns that ritual must be joined with inner purity, not hostility.