Shloka 20
देवस्तुतिः (Deva-stuti) — “Hymn of the Devas / Divine Praise”
पितृतोऽनादरं प्राप्य संस्मृत्य स्वपणं सती । जगाम स्वपदं त्यक्त्वा तच्छरीरं तदाम्बिका
pitṛto'nādaraṃ prāpya saṃsmṛtya svapaṇaṃ satī | jagāma svapadaṃ tyaktvā taccharīraṃ tadāmbikā
เมื่อถูกบิดาดูหมิ่น สตีระลึกถึงพรตและปณิธานอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของตน แล้วละทิ้งกายนี้และเสด็จสู่ปรมสถานของตน—ดังนี้อัมพิกาจึงสละร่างนั้นไว้เบื้องหลัง।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Echoes the Dakṣa-yajña rupture: Satī, dishonoured by Dakṣa, abandons her body and returns to her own divine state—prefiguring the later cosmic consequences (yajña-dhvaṃsa, Vīrabhadra episode).
Significance: Models dharma of divine self-respect and the transcendence of bodily limitation; remembrance of Satī’s resolve is treated as vairāgya-janaka and śaraṇāgati-deepening for devotees.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Implicit prelude to yajña-vināśa (sacrificial catastrophe) in the Dakṣa cycle
FAQs
It portrays Satī’s uncompromising fidelity to Pati (Śiva) and her refusal to accept adharma rooted in ego; abandoning the body symbolizes transcending limited identity and returning to one’s divine station through inner resolve.
Dakṣa’s disrespect arises from rejecting Śiva’s supremacy; Satī’s departure affirms that true devotion aligns with Śiva as the supreme Lord (Saguna for worship, Nirguna as ultimate reality), which Linga-upāsanā embodies as the sign of the limitless.
The verse emphasizes smṛti (remembrance) and niścaya (vow-like resolve); a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with inner detachment, supported by Śiva-dharma observances such as bhasma-dhāraṇa and Rudrākṣa when appropriate.