Shloka 42
शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī
संभोगविषये देवी सती तस्य मनः प्रिया । विशतीव हरस्यांगे पाययन्निव तद्रसम्
saṃbhogaviṣaye devī satī tasya manaḥ priyā | viśatīva harasyāṃge pāyayanniva tadrasam
In matters of conjugal union, the Goddess Satī—dear to his very mind—seemed, as it were, to enter into Hara’s body, as though making him drink the very essence of that bliss.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It portrays the sanctified, divine union of Śiva and Satī as a sacred “rasa” (essence of bliss), pointing beyond bodily pleasure to the deeper Shaiva vision of Śiva-Śakti harmony that steadies the mind in devotion.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva (Hara) in intimate līlā with Śakti; in Linga worship, the same truth is honored symbolically—Śiva as the स्थाणु (steady Reality) and Śakti as the manifesting power—inviting the devotee to contemplate their inseparable oneness.
A practical takeaway is to worship Śiva with भाव (devotional contemplation) while japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditating on Śiva-Śakti unity; this refines desire into devotion and supports inner steadiness.