Shloka 22

Satī at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice: Condemnation of Blasphemy and Voluntary Departure by Yoga-Fire

Devanagari script

नैतेन देहेन हरे कृतागसो देहोद्भवेनालमलं कुजन्मना । व्रीडा ममाभूत्कुजनप्रसङ्गत- स्तज्जन्म धिग्यो महतामवद्यकृत् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

naitena dehena hare kṛtāgaso dehodbhavenālam alaṁ kujanmanā vrīḍā mamābhūt kujana-prasaṅgatas taj janma dhig yo mahatām avadya-kṛt

Translation

O Hari, you are an offender at the lotus feet of Śitikantha, Lord Śiva, and alas, my body has been born from yours. I am deeply ashamed of this bodily relation; being connected with one who offends the feet of the greatest personality, I condemn even my own birth.

Synonyms

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• etena: with this
• etena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘by/with this’

• dehena: body
• dehena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• hare: O Hari
• hare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• kṛta-āgasaḥ: of the sinner
• kṛta-āgasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ) + āgas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: कृतं आगः यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of one who has committed sin’

• deha-udbhavena: by bodily origin (birth)
• deha-udbhavena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: देहात् उद्भवः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• alam: enough
• alam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पर्याप्त्यर्थ (enough/sufficient)

• alam: enough indeed
• alam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पर्याप्त्यर्थ (repetition for emphasis)

• kujanmanā: by a vile birth
• kujanmanā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ku-janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: कु (दुष्टं) जन्म; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• vrīḍā: shame
• vrīḍā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• abhūt: arose/was
• abhūt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kujana-prasaṅgataḥ: from association with the wicked
• kujana-prasaṅgataḥ: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kujana (प्रातिपदिक) + prasaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: कुजनस्य प्रसङ्गः; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान/हेतु

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• janma: birth
• janma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dhik: fie upon!
• dhik: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निन्दा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhik (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निन्दार्थ-निपात (interjection of censure)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• mahatām: of the great ones
• mahatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of the great (souls)’

• avadya-kṛt: one who commits offense (against the great)
• avadya-kṛt: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avadya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: अवद्यं करोति; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोग (agent noun)

Purport

Lord Śiva is the greatest of all devotees of Lord Viṣṇu. It is stated, vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ. Śambhu, Lord Śiva, is the greatest of all devotees of Lord Viṣṇu. In the previous verses, Satī has described that Lord Śiva is always in a transcendental position because he is situated in pure vasudeva. Vasudeva is that state from which Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva, is born, so Lord Śiva is the greatest devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and Satī’s behavior is exemplary because no one should tolerate blasphemy against Lord Viṣṇu or His devotee. Satī is aggrieved not for her personal association with Lord Śiva but because her body is related with that of Dakṣa, who is an offender at Lord Śiva’s lotus feet. She feels herself to be condemned because of the body given by her father, Dakṣa.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Sati
• Daksha
• Lord Shiva

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about offending great souls (sādhu-nindā)?

This verse shows that offense against great souls is considered profoundly blameworthy; Sati feels deep shame and condemns the very family connection that enabled such an offense, highlighting the gravity of aparādha in spiritual life.

Why did Sati say this to Lord Hari in Bhagavatam 4.4?

After Daksha insulted Lord Shiva, Sati—distressed by her father’s offense—addresses Hari, expressing remorse and renouncing identification with a birth connected to one who blasphemes exalted beings.

Practical application: how can I avoid spiritual offense in modern life?

Guard speech and online behavior, avoid criticizing sincere devotees and teachers, keep humble company, and when mistakes occur, seek forgiveness—because association and words can either elevate devotion or create serious obstacles.