The Origin Story Of Ten Mahavidyas

Artwork courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. The Origin Story Of Ten Mahavidyas The story about the origin of Dasa Mahavidhya goes like this. Sati, the wife of Shiva was the daughter of Daksha Prajapati, a descendant of Brahma. Sati had married Shiva against the wishes of her father. The vain Daksha performed a great yagya with the sole aim of insulting Shiva, to which he invited all of the gods and goddesses except his son-in-law, Lord Shiva. Sati learned about her father’s yajna from Narad Muni. She asked Shiva’s permission to attend the yajna, saying that a daughter did not need an invitation from her father. Shiva said that Daksha was trying to insult him, and so even if Sati attended the yajna, the fruit of the sacrifice would not be auspicious. Therefore, he advised Sati not to attend the yajna. Sati became furious – She thought that Shiva was treating her like an ignorant woman and not as the mother of the Universe. So to