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In Sanatan culture, the stories of Gods and Goddesses are not only the center of religious faith, but they also show the right way to live life. In Hindu religion, the love story of Lord Shiva and Mother Sati is considered to be the most sacred and immortal story. This story is not only a history of great love and sacrifice, but also reveals many deep truths of human life. According to religious experts, listening to this divine story or remembering it gives immense peace to the mind and improves the life of the person. ego, anger and attachment Like the three biggest evils are gone forever. Let us know what we learn from this sacred story.
What is the mythological story of Lord Shiva and Mother Sati?
According to mythology, Prajapati Daksh was the mental son of Brahmaji and he had great pride in his high position, glory and powers. Mother Sati was the 24th child of King Daksh among his 84 daughters. Mother Sati had performed extremely difficult penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband. However, King Daksh did not like the Aghori form of Lord Shiva and his lifestyle at all. Despite this, regardless of her father’s strong opposition and displeasure, Mother Sati married Lord Shiva and started living on Mount Kailash.
Once King Daksh organized a very big and grand yajna, in which all the gods, goddesses and sages were invited, but he deliberately did not invite his son-in-law Lord Shiva and daughter Sati. When Mother Sati came to know about this, she went to her father’s house without calling. Even after Lord Shiva’s explanation, she could not stop herself. On reaching the yagya site, King Daksh insulted Lord Shiva in front of Sati and even refused to accept her as his daughter. Mother Sati could not bear such insult from her husband and she sacrificed her life in the same Yagya Kund through the power of Yoga.
The fierce form of Lord Shiva and the establishment of Shaktipeeths
When the news of this dear incident reached Lord Shiva, his anger reached the seventh heaven. In grief and anger, Lord Shiva threw his locks on the ground, causing the great destroyer ‘Veerbhadra’ Was born. Veerbhadra immediately went and completely destroyed that yagya of King Daksh and beheaded King Daksh. After this, the distraught Lord Shiva lifted the mortal remains of Mother Sati on his shoulders and started waging an orgy in the entire universe. To save the universe from this impending doom, Lord Vishnu cut the body of Mata Sati into 52 parts with his Sudarshan Chakra. Wherever these body parts fell, all those places are worshiped as Shaktipeeths today.
These 3 big evils in life are eliminated by this immortal story.
This entire saga of Lord Shiva and Mother Sati shakes a person from within and gives a new perspective towards life. Just by listening to this story, many evils hidden within us start getting destroyed:
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1. Destruction of ego: King Daksh’s ego became the main reason for his ruin and the death of his daughter. This story teaches us that pride and ego can turn a person’s happy family and life into ashes in a moment. Listening to this story develops qualities of humility and tolerance within a person.
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2. Controlling uncontrolled anger: The fierce form of Lord Shiva and the orgy of Veerbhadra after the insult of Mother Sati symbolize how destructive excessive and uncontrolled anger can be. This story teaches us that a person should control his anger even in the most adverse circumstances.
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3. Freedom from the bondage of attachment and illusion: King Daksha was extremely attached (Mohit) towards his power, position and prestige, due to which he could not recognize the real nature of Shiva. This story gives the message to man that the worldly attachments and ego are temporary, hence rising above them and walking on the true path should be the real aim of life.