Shloka 2
Sati's Death & Virabhadra — Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
कपालिजायेति सतीं विज्ञायाथ प्रजापतिः यज्ञे चार्हापि दुहिता दक्षेण न निमन्त्रिता
kapālijāyeti satīṃ vijñāyātha prajāpatiḥ yajñe cārhāpi duhitā dakṣeṇa na nimantritā
Sachant que Satī était « l’épouse de Kapālī », Prajāpati Dakṣa n’invita pas sa propre fille au sacrifice, bien qu’elle y fût digne d’honneur.
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FAQs
Judging persons by association and social stigma (Satī as ‘Kapālī’s wife’) is condemned implicitly; dharma requires honoring worthiness (arhatā) over prejudice.
Carita-oriented narrative (Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-style episode): it sets causal conditions for the Dakṣa-yajña rupture and Satī’s later response, rather than addressing sarga/pratisarga.
Satī’s exclusion shows how sectarian or social contempt spills into familial bonds; it also frames Satī as the locus where honor, devotion, and cosmic order collide—preparing the ground for the larger reconciliation themes found across Purāṇic literature.