Shloka 22
नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्
Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance
सत्युवाच । देवदेव महादेव विवाह विधिना प्रभौ । पितुर्मे गोचरीकृत्य मां गृहाण जगत्पते
satyuvāca | devadeva mahādeva vivāha vidhinā prabhau | piturme gocarīkṛtya māṃ gṛhāṇa jagatpate
Satī berkata: “Wahai Dewa segala dewa, wahai Mahādeva, wahai Tuhan—terimalah aku sebagai isteri menurut tata upacara perkahwinan yang benar, setelah ayahku dibawa kepada persetujuan. Wahai Penguasa alam semesta, terimalah aku.”
Satī
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: देवदेव महादेव विवाह विधिना प्रभो । पितुर्मे गोचरीकृत्य मां गृहाण जगत्पते ॥
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
FAQs
Satī’s prayer shows bhakti joined with dharma: she seeks union with Śiva (Pati) not through impulse but through rightful order, indicating that grace and spiritual union are supported by purity of intent and alignment with righteous conduct.
Satī addresses Śiva personally as Devadeva and Jagatpati—Saguna devotion to the Lord with attributes. In Śaiva understanding, such surrendered address to the manifest Lord leads the devotee toward the deeper reality of Śiva beyond form, often symbolized by the Liṅga.
The verse emphasizes sankalpa (clear intention) and dharmic procedure; a practical takeaway is to worship Śiva with disciplined devotion—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("oṃ namaḥ śivāya") and prayer for Śiva’s anugraha (grace) before undertaking major life-rites.