Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth
इत्थं नंदाव्रतं कृत्स्नं समाप्य सुसमाहिता । दध्यौ शिवं सती प्रेम्णा निश्चलाभूदनन्यधीः
itthaṃ naṃdāvrataṃ kṛtsnaṃ samāpya susamāhitā | dadhyau śivaṃ satī premṇā niścalābhūdananyadhīḥ
ఇలా నందావ్రతాన్ని సంపూర్ణంగా ముగించి సతి సుసమాహితగా నిలిచెను. ప్రేమతో శివుని ధ్యానించింది; ఆమె మనస్సు అచలమై ఆయనలోనే ఏకాగ్రమైంది।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; culmination of Nandā-vrata into one-pointed dhyāna, a classic arc from karma/arcana to jñāna-yoga and grace.
Significance: Highlights the inner pilgrimage: completion of vrata leading to ananya-dhī (exclusive mind) and niścalatā (steadiness), considered prerequisites for Śiva’s liberating anugraha.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It shows that vrata (sacred observance) reaches its fruition in inner transformation: Satī’s mind becomes one-pointed (ananya-dhī) and steady in loving contemplation of Śiva, indicating mature bhakti leading toward grace and liberation.
Although the verse highlights meditation, the focus is on Saguna Śiva as the beloved Lord who can be contemplated with devotion; in Shaiva practice this same one-pointedness is commonly applied to Liṅga-upāsanā—seeing the Liṅga as Śiva’s compassionate, accessible form for dhyāna and worship.
After completing a vrata, one should sit in samāhita (collected posture and mind) and practice dhyāna with exclusive devotion—often supported in Shaiva Siddhānta by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady contemplation of Śiva’s form or the Śiva-liṅga.