What goddess
can attract lord Shiv?
Lord Brahma created world. World
sustains on principle of duality. So with the passage of time daitya and devta began to fight. Lord Brahma needed a matchless warrior who
could control daitya. He knew that Lord
Shiv was born continent and possessed immeasurable power. He therefore, needed
a celestial warrior,born of Lord Shiv to protect devta from ferocious and arrogant danava and daitya. But
the question baffling him was as to what lady was capable of attracting a
nonchalant yogi such as Lord Shiv. Lord Brahma called his invincible stalwart Lord
Kamdev and asked him to arouse the desire to marry in Lord Shiv. “Lord Brahma! First
create an attractive Goddess who can entice Lord Shiv so that through her could
I target him”. Brahma took time to ponder over the right choice and asked
Kamdev and Basant to meanwhile try their weapons on Lord Shiv. The two deities
tried their level best to tempt the nonchalant and stoic mind Lord Shiv who
spent all his time in chanting names of Lord Hari and meditation alone,
thinking of nothing else. Seeing their failure, Lord Brahma fell in a quandary.
He prayed to Lord Hari to guide him properly. Lord Hari appeared and asked,-“O,
creator of world! Tell me what perplexes you so much?”
Brahma replied,-“Lord Keshav! My anxiety can
be done away with only when I find a right consort to wed Lord Shiv.”
Lord Vishnu said,-“Lord Shiv is the greatest
of yogis with no wish to enter into wedlock. You better ask him only and
meanwhile worship Goddess Shiva who alone, in my opinion can win his heart. Ask
king Daksh to worship Goddess Durga to take birth as his daughter as she alone
can be the wife of Lord Shiv.”
Thus inspired by Lord Vishnu, Lord
Brahma exhorted king Daksh to worship Goddess Durga. As king worshipped Divine
Mother, she appeared before Daksh and said,-“King! I am pleased with you, seek
any boon.”
“Mother, Lord Shiv has taken birth but
you have not yet taken birth on the Earth. Who else can be his wife? Please
take birth as my daughter and be his consort.”
Pleased Goddess Durga smiled and
said,-“King, Be it so. I shall soon be your daughter.”
Thus was born a daughter named Sati to king
Daksh. The drama of creation is considered preconceived by spiritual persons.
The Divine Mother born to Daksh as his daughter Sati, soon grew up to be a
resplendent beauty and began to think of Lord Shiv day and night as to how to
win nonchalant Yogi Shiv as her husband.
She took permission of her mother Veerini and began to worship Lord Shiv at her
home only. All deities appreciated the penance of Sati and in the chore of
their heart they all longed to see Lord Shiv as a groom, soon. Sati defeated
all siddhas by meditating for long
hours. Seeing her determination all devta
bowed before her and rushed to Mount Kailash to inspire Lord Shiv to marry her.
They praised in various ways meditating Lord Shiv. Lord Shiv opened his eyes
and began to laugh heartily. All devta
appreciated him along with their consorts to cheer him up.
“Please, let me know, all of you, as to
what brings you all here? What am I expected to do, for you all?” asked the serene
host, inhabiting holy Mount Kailash.
“Lord! We all three are interdependent
to sustain the creation. Some danava
are to be killed by me, some by Lord Vishnu and some by you. Some are to be
killed by your son. Some will be killed by Goddess Durga. Lord, You are filled
with compassion to others and are ever desire less. I and Lord Vishnu have our
consorts beside us but you are still single.” Prompted Lord Brahma to begin
with the prelude.
Lord Shiv began to smile and said,-“Lords!
Both of you are close to my heart. Even though I have no heart to marry yet to
serve the purpose of creation, as described by you, I shall enter into wedlock.
But please ensure that the bride I wed should also be a yogini and willing to adapt to my mood and needs.” Explained Lord
Shiv.
“Lord! Goddess Sati has been performing
rigorous penance to win you as her husband. The time is now ripe that you bless
her and accept her as your consort so that the suffering of the creation is
done away with.”
“Surely, it will so happen. Worry not
and feel assured,” said the prospective groom. Lord Shiv bid farewell to his anxious
and curious guests who were leaping with joy and delight for they were going to
be the part of the celestial wedding of
greatest of yogi. The imagination of
seeing the Self-sufficient, Continent and Ascetic Shiv as a groom and
householder whose son shall kill their eyesore enemies created goose bumps in
their bellies.
Lord Shiv lost no time and aware of the
forthcoming role, appeared before the daughter of king Daksh named Sati and
said,-“Daughter of king Daksh! I am pleased with you. Please seek any boon.”
Sati was enthralled to see Lord Shiv in
front of her. Blushed by his presence, she could not utter anything. Lord Shiv
could sense her delight that turned her dumb and was equally bemused to see her
delighted and attracted to him. He reiterated,-“Seek a boon, please.”
Sati mustered up courage and shyly murmured,-“O
the Bestower of best of the boons! Please bestow upon me a boon that should be
everlasting.” She could not further explain her wish and became silent. Lord Shiv found the right moment and himself
proposed to her,-“Goddess! Be my consort!”
Stupefied by the extreme joy, Sati remained
speechless. Moments of silent communication lingered long. As the shroud of
silent union between to eternal counterparts melted down She, insinuated-“Lord
Mahadev! Please obtain permission from my father and wed me properly.”
Lord Shiv responded back promptly with
responsibility,-“It will so happen.”
Blessing Sati so, Lord Shiv appeared at his
abode at holy Mount Kailash. The yogi began to feel restless within, mentally
recalling the meeting, the talks and the attraction of eyes of his fiancée. He
forgot to meditate and dreamt of Sati alone day and night. But the next hurdle
in the path of inviting conjugal bliss
was as to how to persuade king Daksh and
whom to choose as the messenger to accomplish the goal ? Lord Shiv
mentally commanded Lord Brahma. Soon the Eager Creator appeared before his
caller. Shiv said to him,-“Lord Brahma! Please take up the task now. You are to
take my message to king Daksh that I wish to wed his daughter Sati.”
Lord Brahma was delighted and gladly accepted
to shoulder the responsibility.
In the palace of king Daksh, a word had gone
round that Lord Shiv had blessed princess Sati to be his wife and this news
made everyone happy. King Daksh was also happy to know this but pondered over
hard as to how to invite Lord Shiv to further the proposal and make further preparations.
As he reeled in this anxiety, Lord
Brahma appeared before him. The king was overwhelmed and welcomed him
wholeheartedly.
“King! Lord Shiv has sent me with the message
that preparations should be made for wedding of your daughter with him. As she
worships him, so does he adore her. As soon as preparations are over, please
let me know and I shall bring the groom to you with sage Narad.” Lord Brahma
explained.
King Daksh felt deeply relieved to get the
message of Lord Shiv. When Lord Brahma narrated happiness of king Daksh about
the alliance, Lord Shiv also laughed whole heartedly.
He lost no time and proceeded to the palace of
king Daksh mounting his servitor Nandi. With Vedic style, the marriage ceremony
was performed and the couple soon reached back to mount Kailash mounting their
servitor Nandi.
They lived happily and indulged in
spiritual discussion mostly. Lord Shiv often emphasised worship of Lord Vishnu
to attain fulfilment of all wishes as well as liberation. Mother Sati also
found their discussions full of bliss and enlightenment. Thus they lived
happily and enlightened others in various ways.
