Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative
यदा नाकारिता पित्रा मायामोहित चेतसा । लीलां चकार सुज्ञाना महासाध्वी शिवा तदा
yadā nākāritā pitrā māyāmohita cetasā | līlāṃ cakāra sujñānā mahāsādhvī śivā tadā
حين لم يستدعِها أبوها، وقد أضلّت المايا قلبه، عندئذٍ بدأت السيدة العفيفة العالمة—شيفا (ساتي)—لِيلَاها الإلهية.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows how Māyā can veil right discernment even in powerful beings, while Satī—identified as Śivā, the auspicious divine power—acts with clear wisdom, turning a worldly slight into a purposeful līlā that reveals dharma and devotion to Śiva.
Dakṣa’s Māyā-bound outlook contrasts with Satī’s Śiva-centered devotion; the episode underscores that true worship of Saguna Śiva (and the Liṅga as His accessible form) requires humility and bhakti rather than ego and social pride.
A practical takeaway is to counter Māyā and ego through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” accompanied by simple Śiva-pūjā (liṅga-abhisheka) and inner remembrance of Śiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.