By the priests’ suggestion all began preparing a great sacrifice for Daksha, and the gods who accept oblations were all courteously invited to attend.
Kinnars, Serpents, Saints, Gandharvas, all the gods and their wives, except Vishnu, Brahma, and Mahâdeva, proceeded thither in their chariots. Sati saw the strangely beautiful procession going through the sky, with the heavenly nymphs singing so melodiously that any saint’s meditation would be broken by the sound of it, and she asked Siva its reason; whereupon he explained. Then was she glad when she heard of her father’s sacrifice and thought: “If my Lord will allow me, I will make it an excuse for going to stay a few days with him.” It was such sore pain to leave her Lord, that she long dared not speak, remembering her transgression; but at last, with a soft and timid voice, overflowing with modesty and affection, she said:
Kinnars, Serpents, Saints, Gandharvas, all the gods and their wives, except Vishnu, Brahma, and Mahâdeva, proceeded thither in their chariots. Sati saw the strangely beautiful procession going through the sky, with the heavenly nymphs singing so melodiously that any saint’s meditation would be broken by the sound of it, and she asked Siva its reason; whereupon he explained. Then was she glad when she heard of her father’s sacrifice and thought: “If my Lord will allow me, I will make it an excuse for going to stay a few days with him.” It was such sore pain to leave her Lord, that she long dared not speak, remembering her transgression; but at last, with a soft and timid voice, overflowing with modesty and affection, she said: