Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
दक्षस्य तपः तथा जगदम्बायाः प्रत्यक्षता — Dakṣa’s Austerities and the Direct Manifestation of Jagadambā
ब्रह्मोवाच एवमुक्त्वा महेशानी दक्षं मुख्यप्रजापतिम् । अंतर्दधे द्रुतं तत्र सम्यग् दक्षस्य पश्यतः
brahmovāca evamuktvā maheśānī dakṣaṃ mukhyaprajāpatim | aṃtardadhe drutaṃ tatra samyag dakṣasya paśyataḥ
ព្រះព្រហ្មមានព្រះវាចា៖ បន្ទាប់ពីបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលដូច្នេះទៅកាន់ទក្ខៈ មេប្រជាបតិដ៏ប្រសើរ មហេសានី (សតី) ខណៈទក្ខៈកំពុងមើលឃើញច្បាស់ បានលាក់ខ្លួនបាត់ទៅភ្លាមៗពីទីនោះ។
Brahma
Tattva Level: anugraha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
Satī’s sudden disappearance signifies divine withdrawal (antardhāna) from ego-driven authority: when pride and disrespect toward Śiva arise, grace does not remain accessible, and the soul is left to face the fruit of its own attitude.
Maheśānī is inseparable from Maheśvara; her vanishing underscores that honoring Saguna Śiva (and Śiva’s sacred forms such as the Liṅga) requires reverence and humility—without that, devotional connection becomes obscured.
A practical takeaway is daily humility-based japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inner restraint (saṃyama), avoiding contempt and cultivating reverence—so that devotion remains steady and grace is not ‘withdrawn’ by one’s own ego.