Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
नभोवाणी-दक्ष-निन्दा तथा सती-माहात्म्य-प्रतिपादनम् / The Celestial Voice Rebukes Dakṣa and Proclaims Satī’s Greatness
सतीभवौ नार्चितौ हि किमिदं ज्ञानदुर्बल । ब्रह्मपुत्र इति वृथा गर्वितोसि विमोहितः
satībhavau nārcitau hi kimidaṃ jñānadurbala | brahmaputra iti vṛthā garvitosi vimohitaḥ
Hỡi kẻ yếu kém trong chân tri—vì sao ngươi không thờ phụng Śiva và Satī? Mê muội như thế, ngươi chỉ phồng lên thứ kiêu mạn rỗng không vì được gọi là “con của Brahmā”.
Satī (addressing a proud deity/being who relies on birth-status as Brahmā’s son rather than devotion to Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It condemns pride based on lineage or status and declares that without devotion to Śiva (Pati) and alignment with Satī’s dharma, one remains deluded; true knowledge is measured by humility and worship, not by titles.
By insisting that Śiva must be worshipped (arcana), it supports Saguna-upāsanā—reverence to Śiva in accessible form (including Liṅga worship)—as the practical antidote to ego and spiritual ignorance.
The takeaway is regular Śiva-arcana: offering with humility, japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and cultivating devotion that dissolves garva (pride) and moha (delusion).