Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 25
सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative
नाजुहाव तथाभूतो रुद्रं रोषसमाकुलः । तथा तत्र सतीं नाम्ना स्वपुत्रीं विधिमोहितः
nājuhāva tathābhūto rudraṃ roṣasamākulaḥ | tathā tatra satīṃ nāmnā svaputrīṃ vidhimohitaḥ
Submergé par la colère contre Rudra, dans cet état il n’accomplit pas l’offrande rituelle. Puis, abusé par l’ordonnance de Brahmā, il engendra là une fille de lui-même, nommée Satī.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It shows how ritual action (yajña) becomes spiritually barren when driven by ego and anger toward Śiva. Even so, by the working of Vidhi (cosmic order), Satī manifests—indicating that the Divine plan can proceed despite individual pride, ultimately guiding beings back toward Śiva-bhakti.
Rudra here is the personal, worship-worthy Lord (Saguna Śiva) whom Dakṣa rejects in anger. The episode warns that denying Śiva’s rightful place in worship—symbolized later by the Linga and Śiva’s presence in yajña—leads to spiritual imbalance, while honoring Śiva restores harmony.
The takeaway is to purify intention before any ritual: begin with Śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering worship with humility rather than pride—so the act becomes devotion (bhakti) instead of mere ceremony.