The tale of Mahadev’s wrath upon King Daksha is one of the most dramatic episodes in Hindu mythology. Daksha, blinded by arrogance, insulted Lord Shiva by refusing to invite him to a grand yajna.

Daksha’s refusal to imbibe the teaching is typical of the human situation in general when power and pelf fuel arrogance and ignorance making one blind to the true source of all power and glory ...

The vain Daksha performs a great yagna (with the sole aim of insulting Shiva), to which he invites all the gods and goddesses except his son-in-law Shiva. Against Shiva's wishes, ...