शिवसतीविवाहोत्तरलीला — Post‑marital Līlā of Śiva and Satī
सरागौ चरणावस्याः पावकेनोज्ज्वलेन च । निसर्गरक्तौ कुरुते पूर्णरागौ वृषध्वजः
sarāgau caraṇāvasyāḥ pāvakenojjvalena ca | nisargaraktau kurute pūrṇarāgau vṛṣadhvajaḥ
牛旗之主(湿婆)以炽盛明焰,使她那本已染着爱意的双足自然绯红,并令其充满神圣的热情与吉祥的光辉。
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
It portrays Śiva’s grace working through a tangible sign—fire and radiance—showing that divine love (bhakti) can transform the devotee’s condition from ordinary emotion into sanctified, auspicious absorption in the Lord.
The verse highlights Saguna Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja) acting compassionately in the manifest realm. In Linga worship too, the devotee approaches the formless through a manifest symbol, and Śiva responds by purifying and ‘colouring’ the heart with devotion.
Contemplate Śiva as inner fire (pāvaka) that purifies; in practice, combine Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with reverent lamp/flame offering (dīpa) and steady meditation on Śiva’s auspicious presence.