Ledy stone / sati Shila / sati kallu information in English
- Sati :
Sati, the wife of the Hindu deity Shiva Shankar, could not tolerate the insult to Shankar made by her father King Daksha, so she burned herself in the inner fire.
• Sati practice:
A woman who has a lot of love for her husband destroys her body by burning herself on her burning picture after her husband dies. That practice is Sati practice. At this time, she holds different fortune ornaments. Green shawl, green chuda, forehead kumku, sides in hand, attachment to the feet and pangs, all our wealth is ready to go to Sati by donating to the previous persons and the community. At this time, she consumes Tambar so that he does not suffer from the fire. The one who moves her. And it goes to Sati. This action is also called consent or permission. At such times, the drums are played.
- During the time of the Ramayana, this custom did not exist, but during the time of the Mahabharata, Pandu's wife Madri committed sati. This is the first mythical example of the sati custom.
- But this practice is optional.
- Sati Gall / lady stone :
Sati Gall refers to a brave man who, upon death, has his wife self-immolate on his pyre. The pillar sculpture erected in her memory is called Sati Gall.
- Types of Sati:
The brave wife Sati or Smriti Shila:
When a husband dies in battle, his wife becomes Sati. She is the brave wife known as Sati.
• Royal Deity:
It is a royal deity erected after the death of a king or minister. In this, sculptures of the royal court and other maidens are made.
- A Sati Gaal:
- If a woman from the village goes to Sati on her husband's funeral pyre after his death, only one Sati Gaal is erected. This is where a decorated hand is seen as if giving blessings.
- Parts of satigal :
When mentioning the parts of the Sati Gal, just like the Virgal, the parts of Sati Gal fall apart.
• The Heroic Death and the Sati Woman: This is the lower part of the Sati pillar. It features a woman on the verge of becoming a Sati, sitting beside her husband, who is depicted in a lying position after death. Alternatively, she can be shown standing with her hands folded before the deceased body. Or, she is depicted sitting on the pyre, with her husband's corpse laid across the pyre beside her.
• Heroic sculptures of valor: When a husband of a woman who is about to commit self-immolation has died in battle, one can see a depiction of the battle scene carved on the stone of the sati. This serves as a dual memorial.
- Heavenly ascent:
On the side of the valiant man, one can see the scene of an apsara taking him and his wife to heaven.
• Sati:
You appear to be punished on the sculpture of paradise. One hand is seen in this. In that hand, you can see the jewelry with the sides, the whispers and the toes. Also, flower, leaf and betel nut on the hand are sometimes carved. Kunku Karanda is also seen. Underneath it, an equestrian woman, or a woman sitting on a tiger is removed. The woman sitting in the palanquin is also removed. It is also taken out that she is doing charity. It is blessing this hand. Such a scene is carved.
• Some of the two or four hands are also drawn in some sattagal. If they have two or more marriages to fight, then you can see two or more hands on that Satyagali.
• Heaven's attainment:
Like Virgali, you can see the third stage in Satyagal. It has a priest on one side, and if the person who dies in the center is the Shaiva sect, then Shivpind and if the dead Vaishnava is the Vishnu sculpture. And beside him, heroes and his wife are shown when God is worshiping Namaskar Mudra. They are believed to be heaven.
• Amrit Kalashan:
Even in Sattagal, you can see the nectar Kalat on top of the top. In that neighborhood, the moon sun appears to be carved. This means that as long as the moon and the sun, she will be surrounded by Sati and her husband Amar. Also, the Lord meets both of them again. It is believed. Such a woman receives a place of honor and deity.
- Where can one see sati?
In India, Germany, Norway, and Egypt, one can see sati made in different ways.
- Kalhana's Raja Tarangini and Banabhatta's Harsha Charita mention the practice of sati.
- Ramdev Rai's wife had committed Sati. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's wife Putalabai had committed Sati. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje's son Shahu Maharaj's wife Sakwarabai, Madhav Rao Peshwe's wife Ramabai, and during the British rule, a British officer named Bernier had reported that a girl had committed Sati in Lahore.
• Subsequently, Lord Bentinck abolished the practice of Sati by law in the year 1829.
• Here is some historical information about the practice of Sati.
