Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
सतीसंक्षेपचरित्रवर्णनम् — Summary Description of Satī’s Narrative
विवाह्य तां स आगत्य स्वगिरौ सूतिकृत्तया । रेमे बहुविमोहो हि स्वतंत्रस्स्वात्तविग्रहः
vivāhya tāṃ sa āgatya svagirau sūtikṛttayā | reme bahuvimoho hi svataṃtrassvāttavigrahaḥ
اُسے بیاہ کر وہ ستی کے ساتھ اپنے پہاڑی آستانے کو لوٹ آیا۔ وہاں خودمختار، اپنی مرضی سے روپ دھارنے والے پربھو نے کِریڑا بھاؤ سے وِہار کیا اور اُس میں بہت مسرور ہوا۔
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Svatantra—the supremely free Lord—whose bliss and actions arise from his own sovereignty, showing that divine “play” is not worldly bondage but the Lord’s self-luminous, grace-filled leela.
By calling Śiva “svātta-vigraha” (self-assumed form), the verse supports Saguna worship: the same transcendent Lord compassionately becomes approachable through form—Linga and mūrti—so devotees can offer bhakti and receive anugraha (grace).
A practical takeaway is leela-smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Śiva with Śakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as Shaiva aids to steady devotion.