Narad Muni, very fond of carrying gossips, relays King Daksh's ploys before Lord Shiva. Shiva, well-aware of Vishnu's endeavours to get him tangled in the grihastha jeevan, says that he is free from the bonds of any relation and is content and complete.Sati is displeased with herself as she could not take out the Ardhanarishwara sight out of her mind and decides to give off her sleep if her dreams still make her ponder about Shiva.