Shloka 50
देवर्षि-प्रश्नः तथा असुर-वध-हेतुनिवेदनम् | The Devas’ Petition and the Cause for Slaying Asuras
सा तपस्यति देवेश त्वदर्थं हि दृढव्रता । त्वां पतिं प्राप्तुकामा वै महातेजोवती सती
sā tapasyati deveśa tvadarthaṃ hi dṛḍhavratā | tvāṃ patiṃ prāptukāmā vai mahātejovatī satī
O Lord of the gods, she performs austerities for Your sake alone, steadfast in her vow. Indeed, radiant Satī longs to attain You as her husband.
Nārada (addressing Lord Shiva, narrationally within Rudrasaṃhitā’s Satīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it foregrounds tapas (austerity) as the pashu’s striving that culminates in Pati’s anugraha—here through Satī’s vow to attain Śiva as husband.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It portrays Satī’s dṛḍha-vrata—single-pointed devotion expressed as tapas—showing that sincere, disciplined longing for Pati (Śiva) ripens the soul’s fitness to receive divine grace and union.
Satī’s aim is personal union with Śiva (Saguna devotion to the Lord as husband and master). In Shiva Purana practice, such devotion naturally extends to Linga-worship as the accessible, sanctified form through which the devotee approaches Śiva with steadfast intent.
The verse points to tapas supported by a firm vow: regular japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), simple observances (vrata), and focused meditation on Śiva—done consistently and with purity of intention.