Shloka 16
शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī
सरागौ चरणावस्याः पावकेनोज्ज्वलेन च । निसर्गरक्तौ कुरुते पूर्णरागौ वृषध्वजः
sarāgau caraṇāvasyāḥ pāvakenojjvalena ca | nisargaraktau kurute pūrṇarāgau vṛṣadhvajaḥ
El Señor de la enseña del Toro (Śiva), con un fuego fulgurante, hizo que sus pies—ya teñidos de amor—se tornaran naturalmente carmesí, y los colmó por completo de pasión divina y resplandor auspicioso.
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It portrays Śiva’s grace working through a tangible sign—fire and radiance—showing that divine love (bhakti) can transform the devotee’s condition from ordinary emotion into sanctified, auspicious absorption in the Lord.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja) acting compassionately in the manifest realm. In Linga worship too, the devotee approaches the formless through a manifest symbol, and Śiva responds by purifying and ‘colouring’ the heart with devotion.
Contemplate Śiva as inner fire (pāvaka) that purifies; in practice, combine Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with reverent lamp/flame offering (dīpa) and steady meditation on Śiva’s auspicious presence.