Disregarding Śiva's warning, Satī went to her father's house to attend the great sacrifice. D Thousands of Lord Śiva's disciples—ghosts, ghouls, and demons—accompanied her. When
Satī reached the sacrificial arena, her mother and sisters received her well, but her father, Dakṣa, snubbed her. Then, seeing that the brāhmaṇas were offering no oblations to her husband, Satī became extremely angry and said to Dakṣa, "Lord Śiva is the most beloved of all living entities. He has no rival, and he behaves equally towards everyone. No one but you could be envious of such a universal being, who is free from all enmity. My dear father, you are committing the greatest offense by envying Lord Śiva, whose very name purifies one of all sin. Because you have blasphemed him, 1 shall no longer bear this unworthy body, which has been received from you."
Having said this, Satī sat down on the floor and absorbed herself in mystic yoga. Then, meditating on the fiery elements and Lord Śiva's lotus feet, Satī caused her body to ignite and burn to ashes.