Shloka 42
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
नारद उवाच । विधे प्राज्ञ महाभाग वद नो वदतां वर । सत्यै गृहागतायै स दक्षः किमकरोत्ततः
nārada uvāca | vidhe prājña mahābhāga vada no vadatāṃ vara | satyai gṛhāgatāyai sa dakṣaḥ kimakarottataḥ
Narada said: “O Creator (Brahmā), O wise and greatly fortunate one—best among speakers—tell us: when Sati came to her father’s house, what did Daksha do thereafter?”
Narada
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
This verse frames a key turning point in the Daksha–Sati narrative: it draws attention to how pride and disrespect toward Shiva (Pati) disrupt dharma and bring suffering, while true devotion remains anchored in reverence and humility.
By asking what Daksha did when Sati arrived, the text prepares the account of Daksha’s irreverence toward Shiva; in Shaiva practice, this reinforces that Saguna Shiva (worshipped as Linga and Lord) must be approached with bhakti and honor, not social pride or ritual arrogance.
The practical takeaway is to cultivate reverence before worship—begin with Shiva-smaraṇa and the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintain a pure attitude (bhāva) so that ritual does not become empty pride like Daksha’s.