Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 54
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
पालिता साथ वीरिण्या दक्षेण च महात्मना । ववृधे शुक्लपक्षस्य यथा शशिकलान्वहम्
pālitā sātha vīriṇyā dakṣeṇa ca mahātmanā | vavṛdhe śuklapakṣasya yathā śaśikalānvaham
เมื่อวีริณีและท้าวทักษะผู้มีมหาจิตเลี้ยงดูด้วยความเอ็นดู นางก็เจริญเติบโตวันแล้ววันเล่า—ดุจกลีบกลมของจันทร์ที่เพิ่มขึ้นในปักษ์สว่าง
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
Sati’s steady growth is portrayed as an auspicious, divinely guided unfolding—hinting that her destiny is aligned with devotion to Shiva, even while she is raised within Daksha’s household.
Though the verse is descriptive, it prepares the Sati narrative where devotion to Saguna Shiva (the personal Lord) becomes central; her increasing radiance parallels the ripening of bhakti that culminates in Shiva-oriented worship.
The takeaway is gradual daily cultivation: regular japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple daily Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance) are implied by the ‘day by day’ growth motif.