Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body
वदत्येवं जने सत्या दृष्ट्वाऽसुत्यागमद्भुतम् । द्रुतं तत्पार्षदाः क्रोधादुदतिष्ठन्नुदायुधाः
vadatyevaṃ jane satyā dṛṣṭvā'sutyāgamadbhutam | drutaṃ tatpārṣadāḥ krodhādudatiṣṭhannudāyudhāḥ
Tatkala Satī berkata demikian di hadapan orang ramai, menyaksikan perbuatan ajaib pengorbanan nyawa itu, para gaṇa pengiring Śiva segera bangkit dengan murka, senjata terhunus di tangan.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights the intensity of Satī’s devotion and the cosmic consequence of dishonoring Śiva: when the Lord’s bhakta is wronged and dharma is violated, the śaiva śakti (through the gaṇas) rises to restore moral order.
Śiva’s gaṇas represent Saguna Śiva’s active guardianship of devotees and dharma; devotion to the Liṅga is not merely symbolic but invokes the Lord’s protective, order-restoring presence when adharma prevails.
A practical takeaway is to steady the mind in śaiva-bhakti through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and restraint so that anger transforms into dharmic strength rather than hatred.