Shloka 5
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
यो नान्यां जगृहे नापि गृह्णाति न ग्रहीष्यति । जायां स ते पतिर्भूयादनन्यसदृशश्शुभे
yo nānyāṃ jagṛhe nāpi gṛhṇāti na grahīṣyati | jāyāṃ sa te patirbhūyādananyasadṛśaśśubhe
O auspicious one, may he who has not accepted another woman, who does not accept another, and who will never accept another—may that very one become your husband, and may you be his wedded wife.
Sati (addressing her attendants/confidantes in the Sati-khaṇḍa narrative, expressing the vow/ideal of an exclusive husband—Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It upholds ananya-niṣṭhā—exclusive fidelity and single-pointed commitment—mirroring the Shaiva ideal of unwavering devotion to Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord.
The verse reflects exclusive belonging to one Lord; in Saguna worship this becomes single-hearted surrender to Shiva as the chosen Deity, often centered on the Śiva-liṅga as the stable focus of devotion.
Practice ananya-bhakti through daily Shiva-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with steady vrata-like discipline and inward fidelity of mind.