Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
पित्रा नमस्कृतं वीक्ष्य सत्कृतं त्वां च मां सती । प्रणनाम मुदा भक्त्या लोकलीलानुसारिणी
pitrā namaskṛtaṃ vīkṣya satkṛtaṃ tvāṃ ca māṃ satī | praṇanāma mudā bhaktyā lokalīlānusāriṇī
عندما رأت أن والدها قد انحنى إجلالاً وأنك وأنا قد كُرّمنا كما ينبغي، انحنت ساتي بفرح وإخلاص، متبعةً الآداب الدنيوية كجزء من اللعب الإلهي للرب.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti expressed through humility: Satī’s joyful prostration shows that devotion to Śiva harmonizes inner surrender with righteous social conduct (loka-maryādā), reflecting the Lord’s līlā while upholding dharma.
The verse emphasizes external reverence (namaskāra, satkāra) as a valid expression of saguna-bhakti—honouring Śiva and His devotees through respectful gestures, which parallels bowing to the Liṅga and offering worship with proper etiquette.
A practical takeaway is daily praṇāma with bhakti—bowing to Śiva (before the Liṅga) and to elders/gurus—while mentally repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and devotional joy.