Shri Lalitha Sahasranamam: Namam 820: Shri Sati (ōṃ satyai namaḥ)

The Divine Mother is Reality, the Eternal Being.

She is the spouse of Shiva, named Sati, with the meaning that She is faithful. Shiva and Shakti are inseparable divinities. We cannot separate heat from fire, likewise Shiva and Shakti cannot be separated. When we pray, with both our hands join. Due to pulling forces, all galaxies are joined together. Similarly, the faithful love She has for Shiva keeps Her with Him (Brahman) always.

Sati and Dakshayani are the incarnations to show to the world, the Divine Mother’s faithfulness to Shiva. Because She left Shiva for her father Daksha’s yaga and got disrespect; this resulted in Her self-immolation and reincarnation as Himavan’s daughter Parvathi. She performed Thapas to merge with Shiva, again.

Shiva is Chit form, and She is called Sati. To understand this and pray to the Divine Mother is an excellent form worship to the Divine Mother.

She as Sati is totally faithful to Her spouse, Shiva; She is there eternally. She is in sat, the Brahman form.

 As daughter of Daksha Prajapati, She is the devoted spouse of Parama Shiva, the embodiment of fidelity. Her spouse was pleased because She made the name, Sati, true to its meaning ‘faithful’. He gave half of His body to Her. Shiva became Ardha-narishvara. Parvati, the daughter of Himavat, is the reincarnation of Sati (see Nama 598 Dakshayani, with the meaning that She is Satidevi, the daughter of Daksha Prajapati and Nama 600 Daksha Yajna Vinashini, with the meaning that She destroyed the sacrifice (yaga) conducted by Daksha).

The Divine Mother is Reality, the Eternal Being.

 

C N Nachiappan

Singapore, 23 April 2022; updated 06 July 2025. 

 

References:

1.   The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother published in English by Mata Amritanandamayis Aparna San Ramon, California, USA, with Commentary by T. V Narayana Menon

2.   Shri Lalitha Sahasranama Stostram published in Tamil by N. Ramaswami Iyer charities’ societies, Trichirapalli, India, with Commentary by C. V. Radhakrishna Sastry.

3.   The Lalitha Sahasranamam published in Tamil by Shri Ramakrishna Thapovanam, Thiruipparaithurai, Trichy District, Tamilnadu, India with commentary by Shrimath Swami Sithbavandar