Shloka 42
दिव्य-भवन-छत्र-निर्माणः तथा देवसमाह्वानम्
Divine Pavilion and Canopy; Summoning the Gods
अचिंतयत्पथि सा देवी संचलंती पुनः पुनः । नांगीकृतं शिवोक्तं मे रामं प्रति कुधीः कृता
aciṃtayatpathi sā devī saṃcalaṃtī punaḥ punaḥ | nāṃgīkṛtaṃ śivoktaṃ me rāmaṃ prati kudhīḥ kṛtā
As the Goddess walked along the path, she kept thinking again and again: “I did not accept what Śiva advised me. Toward Rama I acted with misguided judgment.”
Suta Goswami (narrating the inner reflection of Devi Sati to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights inner correction (prāyaścitta-bhāva): Satī recognizes that disregarding Shiva’s wise counsel and acting from kudhī (distorted understanding) leads to regret. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it points to removing mala (impurity) through humility and right discernment aligned with Pati (Shiva).
Though the verse is narrative, it reinforces a key devotional principle: the devotee aligns will and conduct with Shiva’s expressed guidance (Saguna Shiva’s compassionate instruction). Such alignment is foundational to Shiva-bhakti and to approaching the Linga with reverence, self-restraint, and obedience to dharma.
A practical takeaway is self-examination before worship: confessing fault mentally, seeking Shiva’s forgiveness, and re-centering the mind with japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to replace kudhī with steady devotion and right understanding.