Shloka 6
घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset
Satī’s Address to Śiva
न सूर्यो दृश्यते नापि मेघच्छन्नो निशापतिः । दिवापि रात्रिवद्भाति विरहि व्यसनाकरः
na sūryo dṛśyate nāpi meghacchanno niśāpatiḥ | divāpi rātrivadbhāti virahi vyasanākaraḥ
Neither is the sun seen, nor the lord of night, the moon, for he is veiled by clouds. Even the day appears like night—for one tormented by separation, sorrow itself becomes an unceasing source of affliction.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Satī narrative to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It portrays viraha (pain of separation) as an inner darkness where even day feels like night, teaching that worldly perception is shaped by the mind; Shaiva thought redirects such suffering into single-pointed remembrance of Shiva, the Pati who alone dispels the soul’s bondage.
When outer lights (sun and moon) fail, the devotee turns inward to the ever-present light of Saguna Shiva worshiped as the Linga—an unwavering support for the mind amid grief, restoring steadiness through darshana, japa, and pūjā.
A practical takeaway is Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with calm breath, optionally while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma), to stabilize the heart during periods of loss and mental darkness.