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Oṃ Lord, at my father's house, there is a great festival. O Pārvatī, at my father's house, there is a great festival. If you permit me, Lord, merciful one, I may go there with great respect to see that festival. Śiva said, "What you have said is good. Your question is good. You have the right to go there. You have the right to go to your father's house at any time, with great respect—not only with respect, but it is your right. You have spoken well; I like your opinion and your decision. But why did they not send you an invitation? When he sent invitations to all, how is it possible that he forgets his dear daughter? He sent invitations to all his other daughters. Perhaps he has some enmity with me, and because of this, he did not invite you as well. Once, in an assembly, in the audience of Brahmā, your father was also unhappy with us. There was something he did not like. And now he takes revenge for that; he is disobeying and he does not respect you. That is why, as revenge, he did not invite you. O Satī, if you go there now without an invitation, it will not be good. There will be no respect for you there. There is no invitation, no warm welcome for you. I think it is not advisable to go. And yet, love for one's father, love for one's mother, is strong. It does not matter how things are; at certain times you wish to see them or go there. The principle says one should not hesitate to go to the house of friends, the house of one's Swāmī, the house of one's father, mother, or Gurū. One should go there without an invitation, even without being called. But if there is someone who is against you, if there is opposition to your coming, then entering that place is not good. If your friend, your father, your master has nothing against you—perhaps they merely forgot—you may go. You should go. But when they have purposely not invited you, it is not advisable." Lord Śiva tried in many ways to explain this to her. But what is destined to happen, happens. Destiny. Again, in the heart of Satyajī, that wisdom did not awaken. Again, there was some doubt about Śiva's words, just as before. Last week we heard how she had doubts about Viṣṇu—whether that could be Viṣṇu and how he could be like that. The consequence of her doubt was that she suffered. And now again, moha—attachment—emerged. She did not want to listen. She did not accept this. She thought it was not right. Right was what she thought. Therefore, that knowledge did not appear in her heart. Still, the Lord said, "If you go without an invitation, in my opinion, it is not good." The Lord tried in many ways to explain to her, but she did not accept. He wished to stop her from going, but she packed her things. I do not know what she had to pack, but she had something to give. And, by the mercy of Lord Śiva, he sent with her his own bodyguards for her protection and to look after her. You see how kind he still was. Very kind. Still he looked after her. He cared for her, but she did not. That is all. Still she had doubts, and a person who has doubt has no more śraddhā, no more bhakti. And when this is lost, everything is lost. Sometimes, out of emotion and attachment, we act without thinking. We do not use our viveka. Pitā bhavan jab gayī Bhavānī, das tras kā hun sanmanī, sadar bhaleī milī ek mātā, bhaṅginī milī bahut mushkil se. She goes. She is going, and she leaves for her father's house. As soon as she arrives there, everyone was afraid of King Dakṣa to welcome her or to speak with her. All were afraid of her father. No one looked at her, no one said hello, no one asked how she was, no one said welcome. Can you imagine? You enter like a lonely, lost deer suddenly in a strange forest, all looking at you as if to say, "What are you doing here?" But there was one person there who received her with love: her mother. A mother can never be a bad mother. So her mother embraced her. And then some sisters came and smiled and asked her how she was. At least something—diplomatic—but still the situation was very tense; it was not relaxed. Dakṣa did not ask her anything. He did not speak, did not ask, "How are you, my daughter?" When he saw Satyajī, the limbs of Dakṣa's body were full of anger. It seemed every muscle was vibrating with nervousness, anger, and revenge. "Why is she here?" Satyajī gently moved to the other side, saw the yajña place, and went to the yajña. When you perform yajña ceremonies, there is something very interesting that you should know. Some of you have heard, some have seen a yajña. A yajña is performed on certain occasions or for a specific purpose. When you perform a yajña, you invite all the devas. There is a central place for Brahmā, a place for Viṣṇu, a place for Śiva, a place for Śakti, a place for the Rudras, the Aśvinīkumāras—for all there is a place, and all are invited respectfully. All are respectfully invited and welcomed. You welcome them, and then there is a ceremony. All must be worshipped, and you tell them, "Please come with all your powers here and protect my yajña, my ceremony. You are all cordially invited, and please protect us from all obstacles so that I, or we, can fulfill our saṅkalpa." After this ceremony, when the yajña is over, there is a pūrṇāhuti, a final ceremony, and a saying goodbye. Again, you must give them some presents and tell them, "Please go back to your place. We are connected, united as good friends, and whenever I need, please help me, come to my aid." Similarly, this is also done for a house-building ceremony, as described in Vāstu Śāstra. When you perform the first earth-breaking ceremony, then, according to that particular constellation, muhūrta, your horoscope, the horoscope of that village, the horoscope of that ground, all the constellations, then facing the northeast corner, with a particular mantra, the first digging takes place. You invite all the goddesses, and then the foundation stone is laid. For that, you call all the different goddesses. When the house is finished, you perform a yajña and give everyone food and presents. All the goddesses you invited—it is symbolic: this place is for Śiva, this for Brahmā, this for Viṣṇu, and so on. And then, with folded hands, you tell them, "You may go now, please, and protect us." That is called a housewarming party. Then you live in that house. There will be harmony, peace, understanding, love, good health, and so on. It is a science; it has meaning. You see, every element is known as one God. Fire God, Water God, Air God, Mother Earth—all of them have their place; otherwise, there can be difficulties. If you do not invite the Water God, he will come as a flood and pull your house down, or the Fire God, or the Air, the Wind God. So, like this, everyone has their place. She saw there was no place for Śiva there; no portion was left for Śiva. If someone cannot come, you still invite them, or if you forgot to invite them, it is still your duty to keep a portion for that one. At Christmas, if some child is not there or some friend, you keep the present and afterward send it to them. It is the same; the system is the same. It is a Vedic system. Then she realized again what Śiva had told her before. Now she understood. Before, she had said, "No, that is not correct, I will go." But now, when she saw there was no place for them at all, she realized. And she knew that she had insulted her Lord. Again, her heart was full of fire. Her heart was burning with sadness. Her heart was burning so strongly that it was turning into coal because she had insulted him again. She felt pain that Śiva had renounced her. He had separated her from him. As much fear or sadness as she had before, she received another sadness again. She was very, very sad again. This happens in good families sometimes, because in a bad family it does not happen; it is already happening, continuously there. It does not happen; it is already here, there. But in a good family, it sometimes happens. In this world, there are many kinds of troubles. In this world, there are many kinds of sorrows and sufferings. But the biggest suffering is when someone insults you on a particular occasion. To endure such an insult is very difficult, because if you are injured by a knife, that wound may heal, but if you are injured by an insult, that wound will not heal; it will remain always. Satyajī was very angry. She was very, very angry. Her mother, at least, tried to calm her down, but I think it was no help. She tried to understand her mother. She tried to forgive all, but still she could not. Because that was the insult of Śiva, and she could not bear this. She did not want her husband to be insulted here; therefore, mercy could not come into her heart, love could not come. Therefore, she was angry and shouted at all who were sitting there. Pulled by anger, she was saying something. All were sitting and looking, and Satī was angry. What she was saying in that whole gathering, all the munis were listening. She said to all the munis, "Listen to me. Those who have insulted Śiva here, listen to me. They will get their fruits very soon in return. And they will be sorry, just as my father Dakṣa will also be sorry for that. Where there is a saint, there is Śivjī. There is a Lakṣmīpati, Bhagavān Viṣṇu. And it is said: those who criticize a saint, Śiva, Lakṣmī, Pativagwan, Viṣṇu—it is said that you should cut their tongue away if it is in your hand. But do not listen, and do not let them speak ill of them. If you cannot cut their tongue away, then close your ears, but never listen to the bad criticism," she said. "The killer of all Rākṣasas, the Tripur Detyas, Lord Śiva. The Ātmā of the whole world, the Holy Father, the Father of our world. He is the doer of good things for all. But my father, the foolish one, has lost his intellect. And out of his ignorance, he is criticizing Śiva. I know that I am his daughter. It is a shame for me that I am his daughter. Therefore, that Lord Śiva, who has the shining moon on his forehead ... " She called him in her heart and said, "I will give up my life now here." And Satyajī, with the power of her yoga siddhi, called Agnideva, the fire, and her whole body burned there. In the whole meeting and gathering, there was restlessness. All were very sad. Nobody knew what to do now. What to do? What will be the consequences? What a great pity. Care is to see. --- Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar