Posted by Ed Viswanathan on May 26, 1998 at 10:40:37:
In Reply to: Goddess SATI posted by beth on May 25, 1998 at 22:00:15:
GODDESS SATI has nothing to do with SUTTEE or SATI [ the act of widows jumping into the funeral fire of the dead husbands].-------I can send you a very detailed article on SUTTEE if you or anyone write to me in e-mail----
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GODDESS SATI is the last daughter of YAKSHA PRAJAPATHI [one of the sons of LORD BRAHMA]----She married Lord Siva against the objections of her father----Later when her father king DAKSHA conducted a religious cermony [yaga] Yaksha invited his 99 daughters and their husbands, EXCEPT SATI AND HER HUSBAND LORD SIVA-----Sati wanted to attend the function one way or another-----Lord Siva objected that-----Still SATI went to Yaksha's palace---YAKSHA refused to even recognize her---In fact Yaksha ill-treated his 100th daughter in front of everyone by not welcoming her-----SATI FELT HUMILIATED----She created a fire due to her own anger and burned to ashes----That is the story of SATI----SATI'S SELF IMMOLATION HAS NOTHING TO WITH SUTTEE OR SATI----Anyone who wants deatils of SUTTEE please write to me in e-mail for my detailed report--------I have written about this in my book AM I A HINDU?
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