Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
सतीदेव्याः योगमार्गेण देहत्यागः — Satī’s Yogic Abandonment of the Body
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां द्वितीये सतीखण्डे सत्युपाख्याने सतीदेहत्यागोपद्रववर्णनं नाम त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye satīkhaṇḍe satyupākhyāne satīdehatyāgopadravavarṇanaṃ nāma triṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
یوں شری شیو مہاپُران کی دوسری رُدر سنہتا کے دوسرے ستی کھنڈ میں، ستی کے اُپاخیان کے ضمن میں ‘ستی کے دےہ تیاگ کے بعد پیدا ہونے والے ہنگامے کی توصیف’ نامی تیسواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔
Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter for the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Sthala Purana: Colophon verse concluding the chapter on Satī’s deha-tyāga and the ensuing cosmic/social upheaval; it frames the Dakṣa-yajña crisis that later culminates in Rudra’s intervention and restoration of dharma.
Significance: Textual marker: signals a liminal turning-point where adharma in ritual (yajña) triggers divine response; used in kathā-traditions to emphasize humility and Śiva-bhakti as the safeguard of sacrifice.
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Ritual-cosmic disturbance (upadrava) following Satī’s self-abandonment; a narrative prelude to Rudra’s wrath and reordering.
FAQs
This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of a chapter that frames Satī’s body-abandonment as a pivotal karmic and cosmic turning point, emphasizing the gravity of dharma, devotion, and the consequences of sacrilege against Śiva and His devotees.
Though not a ritual instruction itself, it closes a narrative unit that intensifies devotion to Saguna Śiva—showing how disrespect toward Śiva leads to upheaval and how refuge in Śiva (often approached through Liṅga-worship) becomes the stabilizing path.
As a chapter-colophon it does not prescribe a specific rite, but the chapter’s theme traditionally supports practices of Śiva-bhakti such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent Śiva-pūjā to avoid offense (aparādha) and cultivate surrender.