Shiva Purana (Books 1 & 7)

इत्युक्त्वा पितरं रुष्टा सती संत्यक्तसाध्वसा तदीयां च तनुं त्यक्त्वा हिमवंतं ययौ गिरिम्

Having spoken thus to her father in anger, Sati, casting aside all fear, abandoned her body and went to the mountain Himavat.

स पर्वतपरः श्रीमांल्लब्धपुण्यफलोदयः तदर्थमेव कृतवान् सुचिरं दुश्चरं तपः

He, devoted to the mountain, glorious, and reaping the fruits of his merit, performed severe and difficult austerities for a long time, solely for that purpose.

तस्मात्तमनुगृह्णाति भूधरेश्वरमीश्वरी स्वेच्छया पितरं चक्रे स्वात्मनो योगमायया

Therefore, the goddess, by her own will, favored the lord of the mountain, and by her yogic power, made him her father.

यदा गता सती दक्षं विनिंद्य भयविह्वला तदा तिरोहिता मंत्रा विहतश्च ततो ऽध्वरः

When Sati, distressed and condemning Daksha, departed, the mantras vanished, and the sacrifice was ruined.

तदुपश्रुत्य गमनं देव्यास्त्रिपुरुमर्दनः दक्षाय च ऋषिभ्यश्च चुकोप च शशाप तान्

Hearing of the goddess's departure, the destroyer of the three cities became enraged with Daksha and the sages, and he cursed them.

यस्मादवमता दक्षमत्कृते ऽनागसा सती पूजिताश्चेतराः सर्वाः स्वसुता भर्तृभिः सह

Because Sati, though innocent, was slighted by Daksha on my account, while all his other daughters were honored with their husbands—

वैवस्वते ऽंतरे तस्मात्तव जामातरस्त्वमी उत्पत्स्यंते समं सर्वे ब्रह्मयज्ञेष्वयोनिजाः

Therefore, in the interval of Vaivasvata Manu, all your sons-in-law will be born together, not from a womb, at the Brahma sacrifice.

भविता मानुषो राजा चाक्षुषस्य त्वमन्वये प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश्चापि प्रचेतसः

You will be born as a human king in the lineage of Cākṣuṣa, the grandson of Prācīnabarhis and the son of Pracetas.

अहं तत्रापि ते विघ्नमाचरिष्यामि दुर्मते धर्मार्थकामयुक्तेषु कर्मस्वपि पुनः पुनः

Even there, O wicked-minded one, I will again and again cause obstacles for you in actions connected with righteousness, wealth, and desire.

तेनैवं व्याहृतो दक्षो रुद्रेणामिततेजसा स्वायंभुवीं तनुं त्यक्त्वा पपात भुवि दुःखितः

Thus addressed by Rudra of immeasurable brilliance, Dakṣa, abandoning his Svāyambhuva body, fell to the earth, distressed.

ततः प्राचेतसो दक्षो जज्ञे वै चाक्षुषे ऽन्तरे प्राचीनबर्हिषः पौत्रः पुत्रश्चैव प्रचेतसाम्

Then Dakṣa, son of Pracetas, was indeed born in the Cākṣuṣa period, as the grandson of Prācīnabarhis and the son of the Pracetas.

भृग्वादयो ऽपि जाता वै मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य तु अंतरे ब्रह्मणो यज्ञे वारुणीं बिभ्रतस्तनुम्

Bhṛgu and others were also born during the sacrifice of Brahmā, who was upholding the Vāruṇī form, in the interval of Manu Vaivasvata.

तदा दक्षस्य धर्मार्थं यज्ञे तस्य दुरात्मनः महेशः कृतवान्विघ्नं मना ववस्वते सति

Then, for the sake of Dakṣa’s righteousness, in the sacrifice of that evil-minded one, Maheśa caused an obstacle, while Manu Vaivasvata was present.

कथं दक्षस्य धर्मार्थं प्रवृत्तस्य दुरात्मनः महेशः कृतवान् विघ्नमेतदिच्छाम वेदितुम्

How did Maheśa cause this obstacle in the sacrifice undertaken by the evil-minded Dakṣa for the sake of righteousness? We wish to know this.

विश्वस्य जगतो मातुरपि देव्यास्तपोबलात् पितृभावमुपागम्य मुदिते हिमवद्गिरौ

By the power of her austerity, the goddess, mother of the universe, attained the status of a daughter to Himavat, rejoicing on the snowy mountain.

देवे ऽपि तत्कृतोद्वाहे हिमवच्छिखरालये संकीडति तया सार्धं काले बहुतरे गते

When the gods had arranged her marriage there on the summit of Himavat, after much time had passed, she sported together with him.

वैवस्वते ऽंतरे प्राप्ते दक्षः प्राचेतसः स्वयम् अश्वमेधेन यज्ञेन यक्ष्यमाणो ऽन्वपद्यत

When the period of Vaivasvata arrived, Dakṣa, son of Pracetas, himself undertook an Aśvamedha sacrifice.

ततो हिमवतः पृष्ठे दक्षो वै यज्ञमाहरत् गंगाद्वारे शुभे देशे ऋषिसिद्धनिषेविते

Then Dakṣa performed a sacrifice on the slopes of Himavat, at Gaṅgādvāra, in a blessed place frequented by sages and siddhas.

तस्य तस्मिन्मखेदेवाः सर्वे शक्र पुरोगमाः गमनाय समागम्य बुद्धिमापेदिरे तदा

At that sacrifice, all the gods, with Indra at their head, gathered together and decided to go there.

आदित्या वसवो रुद्रास्साध्यास्सह मरुद्गणैः ऊष्मपाः सोमपाश्चैव आज्यपा धूमपास्तथा

The Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sādhyas, along with the hosts of Maruts, the Ūṣmapās, Somapās, Ājyapās, and Dhūmapās as well,

अश्विनौ पितरश्चैव तथा चान्ये महर्षयः विष्णुना सहिताः सर्वे स्वागता यज्ञभागिनः

The Aśvins, the Pitṛs, and other great sages, all accompanied by Viṣṇu, arrived as honored participants in the sacrifice.

दृष्ट्वा देवकुलं सर्वमीश्वरेण विनागतम् दधीचो मन्युनाविष्टो दक्षमेवमभाषत

Seeing the entire assembly of gods present without Īśvara, Dadhīci, filled with anger, spoke to Dakṣa as follows:

अप्रपूज्ये चैव पूजा पूज्यानां चाप्य पूजने नरः पापमवाप्नोति महद्वै नात्र संशयः

If worship is offered to one who is not worthy, or if the worthy are not worshipped, a man incurs great sin—of this there is no doubt.

असतां संमतिर्यत्र सतामवमतिस्तथा दंडो देवकृतस्तत्र सद्यः पतति दारुणः

Where the approval of the wicked prevails and the good are disrespected, there the punishment inflicted by the gods falls immediately and terribly.

एवमुक्त्वा तु विप्रर्षिः पुनर्दक्षमभाषत पूज्यं तु पशुभर्तारं कस्मान्नार्चयसे प्रभुम्

Having spoken thus, the sage again addressed Dakṣa: 'Why do you not worship the Lord, the master of beings, who is to be honored?'

संति मे बहवो रुद्राः शूलहस्ताः कपर्दिनः एकादशावस्थिता ये नान्यं वेद्मि महेश्वरम्

There are many Rudras of mine, bearing tridents and matted hair, eleven in number, who stand ready; I know no other Great Lord.

किमेभिरमरैरन्यैः पूजितैरध्वरे फलम् राजा चेदध्वरस्यास्य न रुद्रः पूज्यते त्वया

What use are these other gods, honored in the sacrifice, if you, O king, do not worship Rudra in this ritual?

ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां स्रष्टा यः प्रभुरव्ययः ब्रह्मादयः पिशाचांता यस्य कैंकर्यवादिनः

He is the imperishable Lord, the creator of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara; from Brahma down to the spirits, all are his servants.

प्रकृतीनां परश्चैव पुरुषस्य च यः परः चिंत्यते योगविद्वद्भि ऋषिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः

He is beyond the elements and beyond the person; he is contemplated by yogis and sages who see the truth.