CHAPTER FOUR

Sati Quits Her Body

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mailreya uvdca
elavad uklva virardma sankarah
palny-anga-ndsam hy ubhayatra cintayan
suhrd-didrksuh parisankita bhavan
niskramali nirvisati dvidhasa sa

mailreyah uvaca—Maitreya said; elaval—so much; wklva—after speaking;
virarama—was silent; sankarah— Lord Siva; palni-ahga-nagsam— the destrue-
tion of the body of his wife; hi—since; ubhayatra—in both cases; cinlayan—
understanding; suhrl-didrksuh—being anxious to see her relatives; pari-
sankila—being afraid; bhavat—of Siva; niskramali— moving oul; nirvisali—
moving in; dvidha—divided; a@sa—was; sa—she (Sati).

TRANSLATION

The sage Maitreya said: Lord Siva was silent after speaking to Sati,
seeing her between decisions. Sati was very much anxious to see her
relatives at her father’s house, but at the same time she was afraid of Lord
Siva’s warning. Her mind unsettled, she moved in and out of the room as a
swing moves this way and that.

PURPORT

Sati’s mind was divided about whether to go to her father’s house or
obey the orders of Lord Siva. The struggle between the two decisions was

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