Shloka 61
तस्मात्त्वदंगजं देहं कुणपं गर्हितं सदा । व्युत्सृज्य नूनमधुना भविष्यामि सुखावहा
tasmāttvadaṃgajaṃ dehaṃ kuṇapaṃ garhitaṃ sadā | vyutsṛjya nūnamadhunā bhaviṣyāmi sukhāvahā
Therefore, this body—born of your limbs—ever condemned as a mere carcass, I shall now surely cast it off; and, having abandoned it, I shall become the bringer of peace and well-being.
Satī (addressing Dakṣa, in the context of Dakṣa’s insult to Śiva)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
Satī declares radical dispassion: when a body and its social identity become instruments of aparādha (offense) toward Śiva, she rejects attachment to them. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, devotion to Pati (Śiva) is higher than worldly lineage (pāśa), and inner fidelity to Śiva is upheld even at the cost of the transient body.
The verse reinforces Satī’s unwavering allegiance to Saguna Śiva—the personal Lord worthy of worship—over ritual pride and egoistic sacrifice. Dakṣa’s outward rite lacks Śiva-bhakti, while Satī chooses Śiva as the true center of dharma, which is the same principle behind Linga-worship: honoring Śiva as the supreme sanctifier of all acts.
The takeaway is vairāgya and śiva-bhakti: practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility, and avoid pride in external ritual. If performing Śaiva observances, maintain purity of intention—Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa are meaningful when joined to devotion and self-restraint.