The Cosmic Tragedy
King Daksha organized a grand sacrifice, intentionally omitting and insulting in front of all creation. Unable to bear the disrespect shown to her Lord, 's consort Goddess Sati sacrificed her physical form in the sacrificial fire. Upon hearing this, 's profound grief transformed into a universe-shaking fury. He plucked a lock of his matted hair and dashed it against the rocks of Mount Kailash.
✦ Visual cue — An intense scene of Lord Shiva on a stormy Mount Kailash, plucking a lock of his hair as cosmic lightning flashes across a dark sky.