Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
त्वमेव क्रतुमीशान ससर्जिथ दयापरः । दक्षेण सूत्रेण विभो सदा त्रय्यभिपत्तये
tvameva kratumīśāna sasarjitha dayāparaḥ | dakṣeṇa sūtreṇa vibho sadā trayyabhipattaye
噢，伊舍那（Īśāna），祭祀之主！出于慈悲，唯有你亲自创生了祭仪（yajña）。噢，遍满一切者！以达克沙（Dakṣa）为引导之“线”（工具），你恒常建立此法，使三部吠陀得以正当成就并兴盛。
Satī (addressing Lord Shiva, Īśāna)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ishana
Sthala Purana: Allusion to Dakṣa as an instrument ('sūtra') in establishing sacrificial order; within Satīkhaṇḍa this foreshadows the Dakṣa-yajña rupture and its theological lesson: ritual without Śiva-recognition collapses.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse teaches that yajña is ultimately established by Shiva out of compassion, not as mere ritualism but as a dharmic means to align beings with sacred order (the Veda) and move toward liberation under the Lord’s governance (Pati).
By calling Shiva ‘Īśāna’ and ‘Vibhu’, the verse points to Saguna Shiva as the conscious Lord who empowers Vedic rites; Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana similarly emphasizes that outer worship and yajña become fruitful when offered to Shiva as the indwelling ruler of all sacred acts.
The takeaway is to perform worship or yajña with right intention—offering the act to Shiva as Īśāna—supported by mantra-japa (such as the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and inner surrender rather than pride in ritual status.