Daksha yajna
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Dakṣayajña is an important event in Hindu mythology that is narrated in various Hindu scriptures. It refers to a yajna organised by Daksha, where his daughter, Sati, immolates herself. The wrath of th
Sati confronts Daksha
Daksha criticising Rudra for insulting him in the Satya Yuga
Virabhadra and Daksha
Shiva wandering around holding Sati's corpse
Sati (Hindu goddess)
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Sati, also known as Dakshayani, is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti. Sati was the first wife of Shiva, the other being P
Daksha yajna
…event in Hindu mythology that is narrated in various Hindu scriptures. It refers to a yajna (ritual-sacrifice) organised by Daksha, where his daughter, Sati, immolates herself. The wrath of the god Shiva, Sati's husband, thereafter destroys the sacrificial ceremony. The tale is also called Daksha-Yajna-Nasha…
Shiva mourns Sati, 19th-century Kalighat painting
In Hinduism, Sati is considered as an ideal lady. The painting depicts her receiving gifts before her wedding from Kubera and his wife.
Shiva carrying Sati's corpse, followed by Vishnu's Sudharshana Chakra, 19th-century lithograph.