Note: Author's note: "The story 'Shiva and Sati' is based on 'The Sacrifice of Daksha' from Vedic sources, which date from 1000 to 700 B.C.E., and Shiva and Sati legends from the Puranas, which date from the fifth century to the twelfth century C.E. My rendition is based on 'Four Episodes from the Romance of the Goddess' from the book The King and the Corpse by Heinrich Zimmer." Wolkstein's "The Eternal Dance of the Universe," published in Parabola 5.4 (1980), was a precursor of this version of the story.