Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
अथ सर्वे सुप्रसन्ना विष्ण्वाद्याश्च सुरर्षयः । प्रशशंसुस्तपस्तस्यास्सत्यास्तस्मात्सविस्मयाः
atha sarve suprasannā viṣṇvādyāśca surarṣayaḥ | praśaśaṃsustapastasyāssatyāstasmātsavismayāḥ
そして皆—ヴィシュヌら諸神と天の聖仙たち—は大いに歓喜し、驚嘆しつつ、真実にして揺るがぬサティーの苦行（タパス）を称賛した。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms that true (satya) tapas—performed with purity and steadfast intent—draws divine approval and becomes spiritually efficacious, supporting the Shaiva view that disciplined devotion matures the soul toward Shiva’s grace.
Sati’s praised austerity reflects Saguna-upasana in practice: concentrated devotion to Shiva with form and attributes, where sincerity and steadiness make worship fruitful and worthy even in the eyes of Vishnu and the devas.
The takeaway is disciplined tapas with japa and single-pointed devotion—such as Panchakshara mantra japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with purity of conduct—since the verse highlights unwavering, genuine austerity as the key.