Shloka 49
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
प्रथमं दक्षजां साध्वी विवाह्य सुधिया सतीम् । निर्वाहं कृतवान्नैव मूढः किंचिद्दिनानि हि
prathamaṃ dakṣajāṃ sādhvī vivāhya sudhiyā satīm | nirvāhaṃ kṛtavānnaiva mūḍhaḥ kiṃciddināni hi
Au commencement, après avoir épousé la vertueuse Satī, fille de Dakṣa, cet égaré ne sut même pas faire vivre le foyer ne fût-ce que quelques jours, bien que Satī fût sage et avisée.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: The verse belongs to the Satī–Śiva marital narrative (Dakṣa’s daughter Satī). It is not a Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya episode.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It contrasts worldly expectations of household maintenance with the transcendent orientation of Shiva’s path: the Lord, as Pati, is not bound by social norms, while Satī’s wisdom shows devotion that understands His higher, detached nature.
The verse highlights Shiva’s otherworldly disposition, a key reason devotees approach Him as Saguna (the compassionate Lord accessible through Linga-worship) while recognizing His Nirguna transcendence beyond ordinary domestic roles.
The takeaway is vairāgya with bhakti: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shaiva disciplines (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and inward remembrance) rather than anxiety over worldly validation.