||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 28 – Dhoha – 27

The penance of Lord Mahadeva

Lord Mahadeva immersed in deep meditation for several years, in the meantime Devi Sati lived in the Mount Kailash with extreme grief and sorrow, days have seemed Yugas to her. She was besieged with intense grief, she was utterly miserable without knowing the way to cross the ocean of sorrow, she remembered “ I have disrespected supreme Lord Mahadeva, and his words, I have insulted Lord Raghupathi, therefore I deserved punishment for my sin. It is meaningless to live on after separating from beloved Lord Mahadeva.” Devi Sati who was highly intelligent prayed to Lord Rama “Oh! Bhagavan, all are praising your compassionate nature, you are addressed as Dheenadhayala, Vedas eulogizes you as Sankataharana, I shall bow before you and request you, Oh! Prabho, If I have faith upon the lotus feet of Mahadeva, If I have followed the austerities and vow with intense devotion and faith, let my Jeeva separate from this body. Oh! Prabho, let my Jeeva separate from this body effortlessly and protect me from this miserable state.” Devi Sati, who is the daughter of Daksha, became inconsolable burdened with overwhelming grief.  It took eighty-seven thousand years for Lord Shambhu got out of his deep meditation and recited the Ramanama. Devi Sati got to know the news of Lord Shambhu got out of meditation, she rushed to his feet and prostrated before him.  Lord Shambhu advised Devi Sati to be seated before him and described various legends of Lord Hari.

During this period of Lord Mahadeva’s several years of penance, Lord Bhrama after a deep thought honored Daksha as Prajapathi of all the creatures in the Universe. It created extreme haughtiness in Daksha, it is quite natural to become proud of sudden fame and appreciation. He invited all the Rishis and Sages and conducted a Yaga. Further, he reverentially invited all those deities who accepts oblation from the fire sacrifices. Thus, Yaksha, Kinnara, Naga, Siddha, Gandharva, and deities were invited to attend the Yaga started to leave with their consorts, except Lord Bhrama, Lord Vishnu and Lord Maheshwara.  All those deities traveled in their respective celestial vehicle to the palace of Daksha, Devi Sati witnessed all those deities traveling in marvelous vehicles, the most beautiful female deities singing songs that disturbed the meditation of the Sages. Devi Sati enquired Lord Shiva about the event, was described by Lord Mahadeva. She felt immensely happy to know that her father has arranged a Yaga, decided to stay with her family for sometimes, and get rid of her grief if Lord Mahadeva permits. Devi Sati was scared of rejection by Lord Shiva, was guilty of her deed, so she did not speak about it.  Later, she was timid, with a pleasant voice enquired Lord Mahadeva “Oh! Prabho, Oh! Kripanidhe, my father is performing a grand Yaga, if you permit shall I go and take part in it.”