Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 5
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
सा देव्या वचनं श्रुत्वा उवाच परमेश्वरीम् गता निमन्त्रिताः सर्वा मखे मातामहस्य ताः
sā devyā vacanaṃ śrutvā uvāca parameśvarīm gatā nimantritāḥ sarvā makhe mātāmahasya tāḥ
Nghe lời của Nữ Thần, nàng thưa với Đấng Tối Thượng: “Tất cả họ đã đi rồi, vì được mời đến lễ tế (yajña) của ông ngoại bên mẹ.”
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FAQs
Ritual obligation (yajña-duty) is treated as binding even for exalted beings: invitation and participation in sacrificial order signals respect for ṛta/dharma and the social-cosmic network of reciprocity.
This is ākhyāna serving as a bridge into ritual-centered material; it aligns loosely with dharma/ācāra exposition that Purāṇas embed within narrative, rather than the five core lakṣaṇas in a strict sense.
‘Makha’ symbolizes the sustaining axis of the cosmos (yajña as world-maintenance). The maternal-grandfather reference highlights lineage-linked ritual authority, implying that sacred duty can be inherited/relational, not merely personal.