Daksha was a great king of kings, much used to getting honor and respect wherever he went. To him, Shiva's not getting up to welcome him was an extreme insult, and he was unable to digest it. He looked at Shiva with wrath. Thus did Daksha sputter venom. However, Lord Shiva sat unperturbed, without retaliating. This enraged Daksha even more and he got up to curse Shiva, "From now on, in sacrifices, this Shiva will not receive a share of the sacrificial offerings."

Daksha was a great king of kings, much used to getting honor and respect wherever he went. To him, Shiva's not getting up to welcome him was an extreme insult, and he was unable to digest it. He looked at Shiva with wrath. Thus did Daksha sputter venom. However, Lord Shiva sat unperturbed, without retaliating. This enraged Daksha even more and he got up to curse Shiva, "From now on, in sacrifices, this Shiva will not receive a share of the sacrificial offerings."

"Father, who else but you would behave inimically towards Lord Shiva, who is above enmity? There is nobody superior to Lord Shiva in the world. He is the beloved soul of all beings, he neither favors nor disfavors anyone. You are indeed inauspicious because you hate the supremely auspicious Shiva, whose very name, uttered incidentally by the tongue even once, destroys all sins. The bee-like hearts of eminent sages hover around his lotus feet ever eager to taste the bliss of Brahmananda (bliss of being absorbed in divinity)." Angered Sati Says "You say that Shiva is Ashiva. Perhaps the other gods do not know this because they feel honored in adorning their heads with flowers fallen from the same Shiva who dwells in the cremation grounds and beautifies himself with ashes and skulls lying there. When unrestrained people criticise the Supreme Lord Shiva, protector of Dharma, one should shut one's ears and leave the place." Therefore, I will not retain this body which is born of you. I feel ashamed, It is a disgrace to be born from a parent who commits an offence against the great. Therefore, I shall give up this corpse-like body begotten from you."

Having vented her feelings thus, Devi Sati sat down in the sacrificial fire, that set ablaze her body. ‪Immediately there arose in the gathering an enormous uproar of grief: "Alas, provoked by her father, Sati the beloved wife of Shiva has given away her life. Look at the enormous wickedness of Daksha, his pure-hearted daughter who ever deserved honor, had to give up her life due to the insults inflicted by him. This intolerant Daksha will reap great infamy in this world. He did not even care to prevent his daughter while she was preparing to end her life."

Jai ShivaSati ~ Jai ShankarParvati!