Sati basahim kailas tab adhik sochu

Doha 58 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

सती बसहिं कैलास तब अधिक सोचु मन माहिं। मरमु न कोऊ जान कछु जुग सम दिवस सिराहिं॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

satī basahiṃ kailāsa taba adhika sochu mana māhiṃ। maramu na koū jāna kachu juga sama divasa sirāhiṃ॥ 58 ॥

Meaning

Then Sati lived on Mount Kailash, and her mind was filled with great sorrow. No one knew this secret at all. For her, each day passed like an age.

Context

This is Doha 58 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Shiva Renounces Sati”. The episode describes Shiva inwardly renouncing Sati and entering deep, unworldly samadhi.