Shloka 16
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
एकमन्त्रास्तु ते सर्वे येनेशो न निमन्त्रित: । ऐसा कहकर महायोगी दधीचिने जब ध्यान लगाकर देखा
ekamantrāstu te sarve yenēśo na nimantritaḥ |
毗湿摩波耶那说：“他们众神皆同一心志；正因如此，主宰摩醯湿伐罗（湿婆）才未被邀请至此。”言罢，大瑜伽行者达提奇入于禅定，遂见圣主商羯罗与吉祥、施愿赐福的女神帕尔瓦蒂；在他们近旁，他亦见大圣那罗陀，心中大得安慰。达提奇通晓瑜伽，确信诸神已一致同谋——因此才不请摩醯湿伐罗来此。念及此事，他便离开那处，退出祭堂，走到远处宣告：“善人们啊！敬奉不当受敬者，而不敬奉当受敬的伟大之人，人便恒常分担如同杀人之罪。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One must discern worthiness in honoring: worshiping the unworthy and neglecting the truly worthy is presented as a grave ethical failure, likened to the sin of human-killing. Proper reverence is part of dharma.
Dadhīci meditates and gains a divine vision of Śiva with Pārvatī and also Nārada. From this he concludes the gods are acting in concert and have deliberately not invited Śiva. He then steps away from the sacrificial area and publicly warns about the serious sin of misdirected or withheld honor.