Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset
Satī’s Address to Śiva
न सूर्यो दृश्यते नापि मेघच्छन्नो निशापतिः । दिवापि रात्रिवद्भाति विरहि व्यसनाकरः
na sūryo dṛśyate nāpi meghacchanno niśāpatiḥ | divāpi rātrivadbhāti virahi vyasanākaraḥ
ไม่เห็นทั้งดวงอาทิตย์ และไม่เห็นจันทราเจ้าแห่งราตรีเพราะถูกเมฆบัง แม้กลางวันก็ประหนึ่งกลางคืน—สำหรับผู้ทุกข์ด้วยความพลัดพราก ความโศกกลับเป็นบ่อเกิดแห่งความระทมไม่รู้จบ.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Satī narrative to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It portrays viraha (pain of separation) as an inner darkness where even day feels like night, teaching that worldly perception is shaped by the mind; Shaiva thought redirects such suffering into single-pointed remembrance of Shiva, the Pati who alone dispels the soul’s bondage.
When outer lights (sun and moon) fail, the devotee turns inward to the ever-present light of Saguna Shiva worshiped as the Linga—an unwavering support for the mind amid grief, restoring steadiness through darshana, japa, and pūjā.
A practical takeaway is Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with calm breath, optionally while wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma), to stabilize the heart during periods of loss and mental darkness.