Devishataka 45_36

45_36

To that Satī, the one named Satī or the virtuous wife, I am bowed down, I have paid homage. Of what kind? She who, having attained bodily form arising from that mountain which is not inferior, the most exalted, and having reached the state of being beloved by the world, was seen by Giriśa, Mahādeva, in this world, with perpetual, joyful passion, with longstanding affection, accompanied by joy. And so says Kālidāsa: "Satī, having abandoned her body through yogic practice." And likewise: "cutting off existence"—she cuts off, severs, the cycle of transmigratory existence. (45)