Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
प्राप कल्पान्तरे जन्म जठरे दक्ष योषितः । नाम्ना सती हरं प्राप दक्षस्तस्मै ददौ च ताम्
prāpa kalpāntare janma jaṭhare dakṣa yoṣitaḥ | nāmnā satī haraṃ prāpa dakṣastasmai dadau ca tām
在另一轮时劫（后来的一个劫）中，她投生于达克沙之妻的胎中。名为萨蒂，她得遇并归依哈拉主（湿婆）；达克沙遂将她以圣婚之礼嫁与祂。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It highlights the soul’s destined movement toward Pati (Śiva): Satī’s birth and her union with Hara signify that sincere devotion and divine grace culminate in communion with Śiva, the supreme Lord, within the unfolding of cosmic time (kalpas).
By presenting Śiva as Hara—the accessible Lord who accepts relationship and devotion—it supports Saguna-upāsanā (worship of Śiva with attributes). Such devotion commonly expresses itself through Liṅga worship, where the devotee approaches Śiva as the living, gracious Pati.
The practical takeaway is steadfast Śiva-bhakti: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with simple Liṅga-pūjā (water/flower offering) to cultivate the same single-pointed devotion Satī embodies.