On one such day, there were heavy clouds forming. Sati noticed it and she was asking for the perfect shelter for Shambhu and her to escape the great rain that was about to come, as the clouds were conversing with each other and readying for it.
Shiva smiled at her and told her – Kailash is the safest place and the clouds cannot reach even the thigh of this mountain. Else, he would make a shelter in the Himalayas or Meru, where she would enjoy sighting all kinds of animals, birds, and flowers. Also, she would be served by the wives of siddha purushas, apsaras, the nymphs of apsaras, and the maids of gods and goddesses residing in these three mountains.
Sati said she would like to go to the Himalayas and get settled there.
Swamy agreed to it and took her to the Himalayas. And for 10,000 years, he was engaging in the divine coitus with Sati in the Himalayas. Meanwhile, Daksha was arranging a Mahayagnya for the welfare of all the creatures.
Vishnu, along with the Marudgana (a group of 49 gods), was presiding over this Mahayagnya, and Brahma had taken the role of Brahma himself — directing the reciting of the three Vedas.
Ashta Dikpalakas were guarding the Mahayagnya.
The proper upasakas may ask — are there not Dasha-Dik? There are actually 11 diks. This 11th dik is the advanced one, and so, let’s skip it for now. For the remaining two directions — Brahma Deva and Anantan (Mahavishnu) are the Dikpalakas, and they are already present here.
As this Mahayagnya remains unimaginable to our limited minds, it is further said that Agni Bhagavan had taken 1000 forms to receive the fire oblations offered in that Yagnya.
Marichi Maharishi was invoking the fire, and the Saptarishis were reciting Samagana, which filled the earth and the heavens.
Daksha invited everyone — including the demons of the netherworld. There was no one left out. But, he purposely denied inviting Mahadeva and Sati, as Mahadeva is a Kapalin who wears garlands of skulls, and Sati, his own daughter, had married him.
This is what is Kamakhya, whose real name is Mahamaya — or Mohamaya. She made the great tapasvi, her own father, fall into her Maya. Daksha became deluded all of a sudden. And he purposely ignored Shambhu and Sati.
(The drama has to happen, no? For certain things to unfold in the future! After all, Mahamaya is the director — even the Trimurtis are her artists, acting as she wishes!)
Sati heard that her father Daksha was conducting a great Yagnya, and that he had invited everyone except her and her husband — for the reason that Swamy is a Kapalin, and inviting him was inviting inauspiciousness.
Sati turned furious, with her eyes turning red and wide. She was about to destroy her father Daksha with her curse.
But then — Amba recollected the words she had once spoken to Daksha long ago.
Yes, she had clearly told Daksha — the moment he disregards her, she would give her life away! So what is the use of inflicting a curse on Daksha?
Now, Sati called upon her true form — Vishnumaya — and told her:
“I don’t know for what purpose Daksha did penance as instructed by Brahma, for Shambhu is yet to beget a son. As of now, only the object of the gods has been achieved, as finally, Shambhu accepted a woman in his life.
Except me, none shall entice him. He has enjoyed every moment with me. And so, to make this purpose of Daksha’s penance fulfilled, I will have to descend to Earth once again, marry Shambhu, and beget a son for him.
Menaka used to take care of me with a motherly love, and I would like to be born to her as her daughter in my next birth.”
By saying this, she closed her eyes, took the yogic posture, and sealed all her nava-dvaras in her sharira. And so, with the pressure generated inside with the hoomkara, the tenth dvara opened, and her atman left her body by splitting open her skull.
This was noticed by the gods in Swarga-loka, and with eyes full of tears, they all cried out in sorrow.
Meanwhile, Swamy had completed his pratah-sandhya in the lake of Manasa and was returning to his hermitage.
Shambhu, upon hearing the massive cries, hurried to his hermitage by mounting on Nandi. When he arrived, he saw Dakshayani — who was no more.
He sat near her, gently massaging her cheeks, and kept asking her — why has she gone to sleep?
The niece of Sati, Vijaya, who was present in the hermitage, told Swamy how she had left her body — and the reason for it.
The Subtle Play of Kamakhya / Mahamaya has to be understood here.
At first glance, this story may seem like a sequence of divine events — a choice of shelter, a yagna denied, a fiery response, a yogic death. But beneath every line, Mahamaya’s veiled hand moves — not to distort, but to orchestrate.
1. The Clouds & the Request for Shelter
Sati, innocently asking for a shelter from the rain, triggers a response from Shambhu that leads them to the Himalayas. Why not stay on Kailasha? Why not Meru? Why Himalayas?
Because Mahamaya had already decided where the seed of Parvati must take root. The descent of Sati to be reborn as Parvati begins not with death, but with this gentle detour — disguised as concern for weather. So, she is born as Parvati, the daughter of Himalayas.
2. The 10,000 Years of Divine Union
Mahamaya allowed this extended pleasure to root itself deeply, so that the separation would tear the Mahadeva & thus, attachment on her gets deepened…
3. Daksha’s Yagna: A Puppeteer’s Setup
Why would a tapasvi like Daksha, who once performed tapas with clarity, suddenly act with ego, delusion, and cruelty?
Because Mahamaya cast her net of moodha— not to destroy Daksha, but to build the stage.
Even the Trimurtis played along — Brahma and Vishnu were already present.
4. Sati’s Rage and Restraint
Mahamaya allowed Sati to experience anger, red-eyed and full. But she also made her remember. Why?
Because it wasn’t time for external destruction — it was time for inner exit. The fury was real, but so was the vow — and Mahamaya upheld it. She steered her toward yogic sacrifice, not a curse. Let Daksha fall by the hands of Shambhu & her body has to cut into pieces to bring up the shaktipithas — that is her intelligence.
5. The Revelation of Vishnumaya
When Sati speaks as Vishnumaya, the veil lifts momentarily. She speaks from a place beyond ego, beyond pain. She reveals the grander play — the penance of Daksha was not fruitless. It forced Mahadeva to accept companionship. Now, the next step must unfold — through rebirth.
6. The Yogic Exit
Her death is not born of despair — it is a calculated closure. Sealing the nine dvaras, she exits through the tenth — a liberation ritual known only to the highest yogis. This isn’t suicide. It’s siddhi, to remember the stupid humans like us – she is not a normal human, though in the form of a human.
It is Mahamaya returning to herself.
7. Shambhu’s Grief
Even Shiva — the unclinging, unbound one — is brought to helpless grief. Why?
Because Mahamaya must crack open even the fearless, so that Veerabhadrar may rise. The tears of gods, the cry of the Trimurtis, the rage of the kapalin — all are necessary ingredients for the next upcoming storm.
What appears as delusion, accident, or drama is perfectly timed orchestration. Mahamaya doesn’t just conceal the truth — she uses concealment to drive evolution.
She did not cause Daksha’s ego — she allowed it to be exposed.
She did not manipulate Sati — she awakened her memory.
She did not sadden Shiva — she unlocked the storm within him.
Kamakhya is not just a devi — she is the screen, the script, the sound, and the silence.
The gods may act. But she directs.
Kamakhya Tattva Bodha continues..
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Thank you so much Sir for sharing this, I never knew about all this and looking forward to the next chapter of this. Very grateful 🙏Jai Maa Kamakhya 🙏🌺🌺Om Namah Shivay 🙏🙏