Satain hridayan anuman kiya sabu janeu

Doha 57 (a) · Bal Kand

Doha Text

सतीं हृदयँ अनुमान किय सबु जानेउ सर्बग्य। कीन्ह कपटु मैं संभु सन नारि सहज जड़ अग्य॥ ५७ (क) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

satīṃ hṛdayaṃ anumāna kiyā sabu jānêu sarbagya। kīnha kapaṭu maiṃ sambhu san nāri sahaja jaḍa agya॥ 57 (a) ॥

Meaning

Sati concluded in her heart that the omniscient Shiva had understood everything. "I deceived Shiva; by nature woman is dull and ignorant," she thought.

Context

This is Doha 57 (a) from Bal Kand, in the episode “Shiva Renounces Sati”. The episode describes Shiva inwardly renouncing Sati and entering deep, unworldly samadhi.