Satee was one of the 60 daughters of Daksh Prajaapati. Daksh Prajaapati was one of the 10 Maanas Putra (brain children) of Brahmaa Jee. Daksh married his 13 daughters to Kashyap Jee; 27 daughters who later became 27 Nakshatra, to Chandramaa; 4 daughters to Dharm etc etc. Satee was the youngest, she was married to Shiv. Although Daksh was not happy with this marriage as he did not like Shiv because of his inauspicious living style and attire etc, but seeing Satee's inclination to marry him, he married her to him.

Daksh's Anger at Shiv
Once Brahmaa Jee did a great Yagya in which all Devtaa came to participate. Shiv was also present there. Daksh arrived in the Yagya a little late. So when Daksh Jee reached there everybody got up and greeted Daksh Jee with reverence. But Shiv did not get up, nor he greeted him. Seeing this Daksh Jee got very angry and he started abusing him - "What do you think yourself? You are like my son and still you are just sitting and you have not greeted me. You have become very proud of yourself." But Shiv Jee just kept smiling and still did not greet him. Seeing this Daksh Jee got angrier than before and came back from there.

Satee, Shiv and Raam
Everybody knows that Shiv is Raam Bhakt. Once Shiv and Satee went to Agastya Rishi's Aashram to listen to Raam Kathaa. When they were returning from there after listening to Raam Kathaa, Shiv Jee was thinking that Raam must have taken Avataar and must be here somewhere, I wish I could have His Darshan. They were passing through a forest at that time.

At the same time Raam's father Dasharath had exiled Him for 14 years and Raam and Lakshman were wandering in the forest searching for Seetaa as Raana had abducted Her. Both Shiv and Satee saw them wandering crying for Seetaa. Shiv Jee immediately recognized his Isht Dev, so he greeted Him in his heart bowing his head. Satee saw this with wonder as she knew not that whoelse could be to whom her own husband will greet, as he himself was the god of gods, and everybody greeted him. So who was this to whom her husband was greeting?

She could not hide her curiosity and asked Shiv Jee - "Praan Naath, Who is this to whom you greeted? He seems to be an ordinary Saadhu. Is he worthy of your greetings?" Shiv Jee said - "Priye, he is not a ordinary Sanyaasee. He is my Isht Dev whose Kathaa you have heard just now. He is Raam. Now He is wandering in the forest searching for His wife Seetaa who has been abducted by Raavan." Now Satee was more surprised, she asked - "If this Sanyaasee is Raam, then why He s crying for Seetaa like this, like an ordinary prince? I don't believe that He could be that God." Shiv Jee tried his best to explain to her that this was only His human activity, nothing else, otherwise He is God Himself, but Satee's mind did not agree for it. At this Shiv Jee thought that something is wrong that is why she wants to test God, so I do not have any control on it, let her discover herself. So he said - "If you don't agree with me, you may go and test Him yourself. I will wait for you here under the shade of a tree." Satee hesitated but still went to test Raam herself.

She went on the road on which Raam and Lakshman were gong and started walking on it in the form of Seetaa. When Lakshman saw Seetaa in front of him, he wanted to show Her to Raam, but kept quiet. When Raam saw Satee Jee gong like this, He proceeded a little bit and asked her - "Tell us, Where is Vrishketu? Why are you wandering alone in this dense forest?. Hearing this Satee hesitated and walked to a side. Then she saw several Raam, Lakshman and Seetaa all around her and they were all served by various Devtaa. She got frightened seeing so many Raam and lakshman, that she just closed her eyes and sat on the path. After a while when she opened her eyes, there was nobody there. She was still frightened so she hastily came back to Shiv Jee and sat near him.

Shiv Jee asked her - "Have you tested Him? What did you find out? How did you test Him?" Now Satee Jee was very hesitatnt to tell, but she had to tell, so she lied - "I also did Pranaam to Him and came back." But Shiv Jee knew with his Yog power, that she tested Raam by assuming the form of Seetaa. He got very sad knowing this. He thought that now we cannot in this life with this body. So he took a vow of this. A Divine voice said - "Hey Mahesh, You are blessed, Who else can take such a vow except you." Satee Jee also heard this and asked Shiv what was that vow that Divine voice was talking about, but Shiv Jee ignored her question and started something else. Telling other stories they came to Kailaash Parvat. Shiv went into meditation and Satee waited for him.

Daksh Jee Performs a Yagya
After 10,000 years of Samaadhi, Shiv woke up ans Satee came to him. She sat down near him and he again started telling her some stories. But Satee was not in herself. At the same time, Brahmaa Jee appointed him Prajaapati, so he organized a great Yagya. All Devtaa, Rishi, Apsaraa etc started to come to attend his Yagya riding in their Vimaan (airplanes). Satee Jee saw many Devtaa riding in their Vimaan with their wives, so she sent her best friends to enquire as where they were going riding in their Vimaan. They came back and reported to Satee that they were going to Daksh's place to attend the Yagya. Satee got very surprised to hear this as she did not have any information about any kind of Yagya from her father. Why was she not invited for the Yagya?

She went to Shiv Jee and told him that her father was doing a Yagya and she wanted to go there to attend his Yagya. Shiv Jee said - "Yes, I know it, but it is not good to go there without being invited." Satee said - "Elders say that there is no harm to go to parents', friends' and Guru's houses without being invited." Shiv Jee said - "Yes, I know it, but your parents have not invited you knowingly, because he is angry with me. Even if he was angry with me, he should have invited you. He has invited all your sisters, all other Devtaa, Rishi and Apsaraaa etc, but because of me he has not invited even you. That is why I say that it is not good to go there without being invited." But Satee did not agree and she got ready to go there alone. Then Shiv Jee sent some of his Gan with her and instructed them and if they see anything unusual, they could destroy the Yagya.

Satee in Daksh's House
When all Rishi and Devtaa arrived in the Yagya they did not see Shiv there. They got very surprised to see this. Dadheechi did not find it conducive, so he left the place. As Satee arrived in her father's house, she saw her sisters who met her with affection, she met her mother who also met her wth love, but when she came to Yagya Shaalaa, she did not see her husband's share there. She got very angry and got ready to immolate herself. As she immolated herself, Shiv's Gan started destroying Daksh's Yagya. Naarad Jee immediately reported this to Shiv Jee. Shiv Jee was expecting this, so he immediately uprooted a flock of his hair and hit on the ground. A terrible Raakshas appeared from his hair, Veerbhadra, and asked him what he could do for him. Shiv instructed him to deal with the people present in Daksh's Yagya.

He went there and also started destroying the Yagya. He killed many people attending that Yagya. He killed Daksh, he broke Pooshaa's teeth as he laughed seeing all this. Later Brahmaa Jee intervened and brought some peace by calming Shiv Jee. Then Shiv Jee brought Daksh alive by joinng a goat's head on his severed body. But still he was very angry and broken by Satee's immolation. He lifted Satee's body and started wandering around and dancing like a mad man all around. Seeing this condition all Devtaa got frightened. They went to Vishnu Jee and asked Him to stop his this dance. Vishnu Jee also tried to calm down Shiv Jee but he was not coming in His control. Then at last he took out His sword and cut Satee's body in 51 pieces. All her 51 pieces fell on Prithvi at various places which became famous as Shakti Peeth. Then only Shiv woke up from the trance.

The same Satee was born as the daughter of Himvant Mountain and was named as Paarvatee - daughter of Parvat.

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