The Story of Shiva and Sati Once upon a time, the Goddess Shakti, a personification of the divine female energy, took human birth at the suggestion of Brahma, the Lord of Creation. She was born as a daughter of Daksha Prajāpati, a son of Brahma,as a res In asking the Goddess Shakti to take human birth, Brahmas plan was that she would entice Shiva with humble devotions bringing him out of his long meditation and marry him. It was natural that Sati, as a child, adored the tales and legends associated with Shiva and grew up an ardent devotee. From the time she was five all she wanted to do was to worship the great lord Shiva. As Sati grew to womanhood, the idea of marrying anyone else, as proposed by her father, became abhorrent to her. Every proposal from valiant and rich kings made her crave the ascetic Shiva of Kailasa even more. To win the heart of the ascetic Shiva, the daughter of Daksha renounced the luxuries of her fathers palace and retired to a forest, to devote herself to austerities and the worship of Shiva. Vishnu and Brahma,pleased to see Sati’s devotion,went to Kailasa wid Laxmi and Saraswati respectively,and asked Shiva to be a householder,like them. Shiva smilingly said,I have affection on both of you,hence, I’ll bring my bride soon. But,I have 2 conditions- 1st is She should be a Yogini like me,and 2nd is that if at all,She shows unbelief on My words, I’ll leave her from my heart.. Brahma and Vishnu saw Sati,as a perfect candidate for it,and informed Mahadeva so.. So rigorous were her penances that she gradually renounced food itself, at one stage subsisting on one bilva leaf a day, and then giving up even that. Finally all of her devotion brought the great god out of his long meditation. He appeared before Sati one day smitten with love and asked her for boon,Sati out of shame,didnt utter a word.. She was just smiling and smiling.. Shiva repeated his words,Sati didnt reply,out of hesitation, then it was Shiva,who finally said,Let You be my Better Half!!!! Sati was strucked,she smiled and said,Shell ask her father,He sholuld wait till then..
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 08:38:02 +0000
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