Shloka 4

Devanagari script

उवाचोमा प्रणिह्ठिता शर्वाणी तपसां निधि: । दत्तो भगवता पुत्र: साम्बो नाम तवानघ,मेरे इस प्रकार कहनेपर भगवान्‌ शंकरने कहा, “एवमस्तु--ऐसा ही हो।” तब सबका धारण-पोषण करनेवाली सर्वपावनी तपोनिधि रुद्रपत्नी जगदम्बा उमादेवी एकाग्रचित्त होकर बोलीं--“निष्पाप श्यामसुन्दर! भगवानने तुम्हें साम्ब नामक पुत्र दिया है

Transliteration

uvāca umā praṇihitā śarvāṇī tapasāṁ nidhiḥ | datto bhagavatā putraḥ sāmbo nāma tavānagha |

Translation

Umā—Śarvāṇī, the treasure-house of austerity—spoke with a mind fixed in concentration: “O sinless one, the Blessed Lord has granted you a son named Sāmba.”

Word by Word

• {'uvāca': 'said

• spoke', 'umā': 'Umā (Pārvatī), the Goddess', 'praṇihitā': 'intent, concentrated, with mind fixed', 'śarvāṇī': 'consort of Śarva (Śiva)

• Pārvatī', 'tapasām nidhiḥ': 'treasure/storehouse of austerities (epithet)', 'dattaḥ': 'given, granted', 'bhagavatā': 'by the Blessed Lord (instrumental)

• here, by the Lord (Śiva)', 'putraḥ': 'son', 'sāmbaḥ': 'Sāmba (proper name)', 'nāma': 'named

• by name', 'tava': 'your', 'anagha': 'O blameless/sinless one (vocative)'}

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Śarvāṇī
• Bhagavān (Śiva/Śaṅkara)
• Sāmba (son)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the linkage of disciplined austerity (tapas) and divine favor: concentrated devotion and righteous spiritual effort culminate in auspicious boons, presented here as the granting of a son.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Śaṅkara agrees (“So be it”), Umā speaks with focused intent and announces that the Lord has granted a son named Sāmba to the addressed person, marking the fulfillment of a divine boon.