Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
यो नान्यां जगृहे नापि गृह्णाति न ग्रहीष्यति । जायां स ते पतिर्भूयादनन्यसदृशश्शुभे
yo nānyāṃ jagṛhe nāpi gṛhṇāti na grahīṣyati | jāyāṃ sa te patirbhūyādananyasadṛśaśśubhe
Wahai yang bertuah, semoga Dia yang tidak pernah mengambil wanita lain, tidak mengambil, dan tidak akan mengambil lagi—Dialah menjadi suamimu, dan engkau menjadi isteri yang sah baginya.
Sati (addressing her attendants/confidantes in the Sati-khaṇḍa narrative, expressing the vow/ideal of an exclusive husband—Shiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It upholds ananya-niṣṭhā—exclusive fidelity and single-pointed commitment—mirroring the Shaiva ideal of unwavering devotion to Pati (Shiva), the supreme Lord.
The verse reflects exclusive belonging to one Lord; in Saguna worship this becomes single-hearted surrender to Shiva as the chosen Deity, often centered on the Śiva-liṅga as the stable focus of devotion.
Practice ananya-bhakti through daily Shiva-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with steady vrata-like discipline and inward fidelity of mind.