Shloka 15
शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī
कदाचित्कुंडलं तस्या उल्लास्योल्लास्य संगतः । बध्नाति मोचयत्येव सा स्वयं मार्जयत्यपि
kadācitkuṃḍalaṃ tasyā ullāsyollāsya saṃgataḥ | badhnāti mocayatyeva sā svayaṃ mārjayatyapi
কখনও কখনও সে আনন্দে বারবার কাছে এসে তাঁর কুণ্ডল বাঁধত, আবার খুলে দিত; এবং নিজেই তা ঘষে-মেজে পরিষ্কার করত।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It portrays bhakti as intimate seva—Sati’s repeated, joyful tending of Śiva’s ornament symbolizes loving attentiveness to the Lord’s manifest (saguṇa) presence, where devotion becomes a purifying discipline that invites Śiva’s grace.
Like caring for Śiva’s ornament, Linga-worship emphasizes reverent service—cleanliness, careful offering, and heartfelt proximity—treating the Lord not as an abstract idea but as the living, approachable Pati who accepts devotion through form.
It suggests the spirit of upacāra-sevā: keeping Śiva’s sacred symbols clean and honored (e.g., mindful abhiṣeka and wiping the shrine), while internally sustaining japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with loving attention.