||Om Nama: Shivaya||
Chapter –91 – Rudra Samhitha/Sati Khanda – 30
Maharishi Narada speaks “
Oh! Vidhe, kindly narrate what happened to Devi Sati, the beloved consort of
Lord Shiva after that heart-wrenching incident in the assembly of Dhaksha.”
Lord Bhrama speaks “Oh!
Mune, Devi Sati who was attired in magnificent clothing, silently moved close to
the altar of fire sacrifice, and took a seat on the northern direction, closed
her eyes contemplating upon the supreme Bhramam, entered into transcendental
state contemplating upon that supreme Lord Mahadeva. Oh! Munishreshta, Devi
Sati/Shankara Pranavallabha, diffused her Prana in the Yogagni, contemplating
upon that supreme Lord Mahadeva, although she has abandoned the Prana at her
own will, there was a huge turmoil took place on the Earth and sky that
frightened everyone assembled. It was the wickedness of Dhaksha caused chaos in
the Universe, everyone blamed Dhakshaprajapathi who has the responsibility to
protect the living and non-living things became the very cause for the self-immolation of his own daughter Devi Sati, thus his enmity to Lord Shiva
and settling scores against him brought an unfortunate event. The Rishis,
Sages, Bhramins, and ascetics assembled were cursed Dhakshaprajapathi who
compelled Jagadamba, Paramba, Bhagavathi, Jagathjanani to erase her life. The
Ganas of Lord Shiva noticed the sudden chaos in the Yagashala, rushed to the place holding mighty weapons in their hands, further they fought furiously against the
Rishis, sages, ascetics, Kings in the Yagashala, completely destroyed the
altar and the ingredients kept for the Yaga. The people assembled were fled to
different directions watching the Gana of Lord Shankara producing boisterous
voices and alarming weapons, the deities
and sages were terror-stricken, the cries of people echoed in the Yagashala.
Oh! Narada, some of the Ganas could not bear the grief of separation from
Jagathjanani Paramba Bhagavathi Devi Sati, so they sieved off their head, there
were twenty thousand of Ganas took off their lives and some of them fought
viciously against the people assembled. Some of the Ganas furiously approached
Daksha, the Sage Bhrighu recited Manthra to kill those Ganas and poured ghee
on the Agni, and soon thousands of warriors rose form that Agni with the flame
as a weapon, and fought against the Shivaganas. There was a vicious fight that took
place between the Shivaganas and the warriors/Ribu, several thousand warriors and Ganas lost their lives in the battle. Lord Indra and deities, Ashvinidevathas, Maruthganas, Rishis,
Vaishvadeva, Lokapalakas, stood silent watching the fierce battle between the
warriors and Ganas. The deities approached Lord Vishnu and Lord Bhrama who was
already perplexed by the turn of events, Devi Satis self-immolation and the
mayhem caused between the Ganas and warriors were extremely disappointing and
not able to control the situation either by Lord Bhrama or Lord Vishnu. Oh!
Mune, I have described all those unfortunate events took place in the Yaga of
Daksha due to his arrogance and enmity to Lord Shiva.”
