Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 58
दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्
Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods
ततोऽतीव शुशोचाशु बुध्वा सा त्यागमात्मनः । शंभुना दक्षजा तस्मान्निश्वसंती मुहुर्मुहुः
tato'tīva śuśocāśu budhvā sā tyāgamātmanaḥ | śaṃbhunā dakṣajā tasmānniśvasaṃtī muhurmuhuḥ
ثم إن ابنةَ دكشا (ساتي)، لما أدركت سريعًا أن شَمبهو قد تجرّد عنها وتركها، غمرها حزنٌ عظيم. ومنذ تلك اللحظة أخذت تتنهّد مرارًا، وقلبُها يحترق أسًى.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It portrays the pain of separation (viraha) when divine love is misunderstood through ego and social identity. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it warns that attachment and pride (pāśa) bind the soul, and only clear understanding and surrender to Pati (Śiva) can dissolve suffering.
Sati’s grief arises from relating to Shiva through personal and social roles, while Linga worship trains the devotee to behold Shiva as the ever-present Saguna support leading toward the Nirguna truth. The verse underscores the need to shift from emotional turbulence to steady devotion centered on Shiva as the supreme refuge.
A practical takeaway is to stabilize the mind in distress through japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and contemplative remembrance of Shiva as Śambhu (the beneficent). If performing worship, maintain inner purity with simple Shiva-upachara (water, bilva, and sincere prayer) rather than acting from agitation.