Shloka 28

वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म

Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving

Devanagari script

उमोवाच भगवन्‌ सर्वभूतेषु प्रभावाभ्यधिको गुणै: । अजय्यश्नाप्यधृष्यश्न तेजसा यशसा श्रिया

Transliteration

umovāca bhagavan sarvabhūteṣu prabhāvābhyadhiko guṇaiḥ | ajayyaś cāpy adhṛṣyaś ca tejasā yaśasā śriyā | mahābhāga! yajñe yaḥ khalu evaṃ tvayi bhāgadāna-niṣedhaḥ kṛtaḥ, tena me mahad duḥkham abhavat | anagha! asmin apamāne mama sarvaṃ śarīraṃ kampate |

Translation

Umā said: “O Blessed Lord, among all beings you surpass all others in majesty and excellence—endowed with virtues, unconquerable and unassailable, radiant in power, renowned in fame, and rich in auspicious fortune. Great-souled One, it grieves me deeply that in the sacrifice your rightful share has been forbidden in this manner. O Blameless One, at this insult my whole body trembles.”

Word by Word

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular

• भगवन्: O Lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वभूतेषु: among all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• प्रभावात्: in (point of) power/majesty (lit. from power)
• प्रभावात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अधिकः: superior, exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुणैः: by qualities/virtues
• गुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अजय्यः: unconquerable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजय्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्नापि: even (also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अश्न

• अधृष्यः: unassailable, not to be overpowered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधृष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्न: even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अश्न

• तेजसा: by splendor/energy
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यशसा: by fame
• यशसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रिया: by prosperity/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

महेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Bhagavān (addressed Lord; Śiva/Maheśvara as context)
• Yajña (sacrifice)
• Śrī (prosperity/fortune, personified concept)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores reverence toward the divine and the ethical weight of honoring rightful due (bhāga) in ritual and society; denying honor to the worthy becomes a moral fault that causes distress and can precipitate conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Umā addresses the Lord, praising his unsurpassed qualities and expressing anguish that, in a sacrifice, his share has been prohibited; she feels the dishonor so intensely that her body trembles.