Shloka 41
सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative
सतीदेहसमुत्पन्ना ज्वाला लोकसुखावहा । पतिता पर्वते तत्र पूजिता सुखदायिनी
satīdehasamutpannā jvālā lokasukhāvahā | patitā parvate tatra pūjitā sukhadāyinī
จากกายของสตีได้บังเกิดเปลวเพลิงศักดิ์สิทธิ์ อันนำมาซึ่งสวัสดิมงคลและความสุขแก่โลกทั้งหลาย ครั้นตกลงบนภูเขานั้น ก็ได้รับการบูชา ณ ที่นั้น และประทานความสุขแก่ผู้สักการะ
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Satī’s yogic body is consumed in a self-willed sacrificial death; from that body a sacred jvālā (flame) manifests, descends upon a mountain, and becomes locally worshipped as a boon-giving divine presence.
Significance: Darśana and worship of the manifested śakti-jvālā is said to confer loka-sukha (worldly welfare) and auspiciousness; it functions as a śakti-pīṭha style locus of grace rather than a jyotirliṅga.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It portrays Satī’s sacrifice as transforming into a sanctifying presence: her body’s divine energy becomes a worshipful manifestation that grants worldly welfare and supports the soul’s turn toward Shiva through devotion.
The verse highlights how the formless grace of Shiva is approached through saguna signs in the world—here, a sacred jvālā linked to Satī—encouraging reverence at a consecrated locus, similar to how devotees worship Shiva through the Linga as a tangible focus.
It suggests tirtha-style worship: approach the sanctified site with purity, offer lamps and prayers with Shiva-Shakti bhakti, and support the worship with mantra-japa such as the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for inner steadiness and auspiciousness.