Vamana Purana — Sati's Death & Virabhadra, Shloka 2
Sati’s Death and the Assault on Daksha’s Sacrifice: Virabhadra versus the Devas
कपालिजायेति सतीं विज्ञायाथ प्रजापतिः यज्ञे चार्हापि दुहिता दक्षेण न निमन्त्रिता
kapālijāyeti satīṃ vijñāyātha prajāpatiḥ yajñe cārhāpi duhitā dakṣeṇa na nimantritā
Biết Satī là “vợ của Kapālī”, Prajāpati Dakṣa đã không mời chính con gái mình đến lễ tế, dù nàng đáng được tôn kính tại đó.
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FAQs
Judging persons by association and social stigma (Satī as ‘Kapālī’s wife’) is condemned implicitly; dharma requires honoring worthiness (arhatā) over prejudice.
Carita-oriented narrative (Vamśānucarita/Itihāsa-style episode): it sets causal conditions for the Dakṣa-yajña rupture and Satī’s later response, rather than addressing sarga/pratisarga.
Satī’s exclusion shows how sectarian or social contempt spills into familial bonds; it also frames Satī as the locus where honor, devotion, and cosmic order collide—preparing the ground for the larger reconciliation themes found across Purāṇic literature.