Shloka 13
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
अथ सोवास मनसि दक्षस्य जगदम्बिका । विललास तदातीव स दक्षो मुनिसत्तम
atha sovāsa manasi dakṣasya jagadambikā | vilalāsa tadātīva sa dakṣo munisattama
ครั้งนั้น พระชคทัมพิกา สตี ผู้สถิตในดวงจิตของทักษะ ทรงสำราญด้วยลีลาอย่างยิ่ง ณ ที่นั้น; โอ้มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ด้วยเหตุนั้นจิตภายในของทักษะจึงหวั่นไหวอย่างแรงกล้า।
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights how the Divine Mother can operate through the inner mind (antaḥkaraṇa), revealing that worldly pride and inner agitation arise when consciousness is not aligned with devotion to Pati (Śiva).
In the Satī narrative, devotion to Śiva’s saguna presence (and reverence to the Liṅga as His sacred emblem) is contrasted with Dakṣa’s inner resistance; the verse shows the mind as the primary field where acceptance or rejection of Śiva’s worship is formed.
Mind-purification through japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with humility, along with Śiva-dhyāna; this counters pride and steadies the mind where divine grace is to be received.