Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
दृष्टागत्य सती देवैर्मूर्ता सिद्धिरिवापरा । शिवध्यानमहामग्ना सिद्धावस्थां गता तदा
dṛṣṭāgatya satī devairmūrtā siddhirivāparā | śivadhyānamahāmagnā siddhāvasthāṃ gatā tadā
Als die Götter Satī kommen sahen, erschien sie wie die leibhaftige Verkörperung einer anderen Siddhi. Tief versunken in der großen Meditation über Śiva, trat sie da in den Zustand vollendeter geistiger Vollkommenheit (siddhāvasthā) ein.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Satī-khaṇḍa account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; describes the fruition of tapas as siddhāvasthā through Śiva-dhyāna—an inner ‘manifestation’ of perfection rather than a site-manifest liṅga.
Significance: Portrays the fruit of sustained worship: absorption in Śiva leading to siddhi/siddhāvasthā; encourages aspirants that grace ripens into experiential transformation.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It presents Satī as the ideal Śaiva devotee whose total absorption in Śiva (śiva-dhyāna) ripens into siddhāvasthā—inner perfection where the mind becomes steady in Pati (Śiva), loosening the bonds (pāśa) that limit the soul (paśu).
Satī’s meditation implies saguna-upāsanā—contemplating Śiva with form and qualities—through which devotion becomes concentrated (ekāgratā) and matures toward realization of Śiva’s highest nature; such dhyāna is commonly supported in the Purāṇa by Liṅga worship as a stable focus.
The takeaway is sustained Śiva-dhyāna: sit in purity, steady the breath, repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with devotion, and hold the awareness on Śiva as the supreme refuge—aiming for uninterrupted absorption rather than mere outward performance.