Shloka 25
Jaṭilāvatāra-Parīkṣā: Pārvatyāḥ Tapasāṃ Parīkṣaṇam
The Jaṭilā Episode and the Testing of Pārvatī’s Austerity
पूर्वं दक्षगृहे जन्म सती शङ्करकामिनी । योगेन त्यक्तदेहाहं तातेन पतिनिन्दिना
pūrvaṃ dakṣagṛhe janma satī śaṅkarakāminī | yogena tyaktadehāhaṃ tātena patinindinā
“Outrora nasci na casa de Dakṣa como Satī, a amada que ansiava por Śaṅkara. Pelo poder do yoga abandonei aquele corpo, pois meu pai ultrajou meu Senhor e esposo.”
Parvati (Uma), recalling her former birth as Sati
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa-yajña episode: Satī abandons the body when Dakṣa insults Śiva; this becomes a paradigmatic narrative of pāśa (ego/ritual pride) opposing pati.
Significance: Remembering Dakṣa-yajña teaches renunciation of ahaṅkāra and ritualism devoid of devotion; it is a cautionary tīrtha-kathā across many Śaiva sites.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights steadfast Śiva-bhakti: when Dakṣa’s pride turns into blasphemy of Śiva (Pati), Satī chooses yogic renunciation, showing that devotion and inner purity outweigh worldly ties.
Satī’s identification of Śaṅkara as her true Lord affirms Saguna Śiva as the personal Pati worthy of worship; rejecting Dakṣa’s insult reinforces that honoring Śiva (often adored as the Liṅga) is central to dharma in the Purāṇa narrative.
The verse points to yoga grounded in devotion—steady meditation on Śiva (japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and vairāgya (detachment) as the inner discipline when facing adharma or blasphemy.