Shloka 13

रुद्रसर्गः (नीललोहितः), अष्टनाम-स्थान-परिवारः, श्री-नारायणयोः अभेदव्याप्तिः

Devanagari script

हिमवद्दुहिता साभून् मेनायां द्विजसत्तम उपयेमे पुनश् चोमाम् अनन्यां भगवान् भवः

Transliteration

himavadduhitā sābhūn menāyāṃ dvijasattama upayeme punaś comām ananyāṃ bhagavān bhavaḥ

Translation

O best of the twice-born, the daughter of Himavān was born again from Menā; and the Blessed Lord Bhava (Śiva) once more took that steadfast, undivided Umā as his bride.

Word by Word

• हिमवत्-दुहिता: the daughter of Himavat
• हिमवत्-दुहिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + दुहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हिमवतः दुहिता)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मेनायाम्: in/through Menā
• मेनायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सत्तमो द्विजः)

• उपयेमे: married/approached (as wife)
• उपयेमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kala/Avyaya (Adverbial/काल-परिस्थिति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb: again)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• उमाम्: Umā
• उमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनन्याम्: none other (than her) / unique
• अनन्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उमाम्)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (भगवान्) इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of the Rudra–Satī narrative through rebirth as Umā and remarriage.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Umā is praised as ananyā—undivided in devotion—signaling the ideal of unwavering, exclusive commitment in sacred relationship.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice single-pointed devotion: reduce competing attachments and cultivate steady daily worship/meditation.

Vishishtadvaita: Personal devotion (ananyatā) is honored as a real, relational mode of approaching the supreme; steadfast love is a valid sādhanā within embodied life.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Ananyatā (single-minded fidelity/devotion) embodied by Umā

Key Kings: Himavān, Menā, Umā

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• Menā
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the significance of Umā being described as 'ananyā' in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights her exclusive, unwavering devotion—an archetype of single-pointed fidelity that Purāṇic narratives use to model ideal dharma and devotion.

How does Sage Parāśara explain recurring divine events like this marriage happening 'again'?

Within the Purāṇic worldview, events and roles recur across vast cycles; Parāśara narrates such repetitions as part of the patterned order of time and cosmic continuity.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when the verse centers on Śiva and Umā, it sits inside Parāśara’s Vishnu-centered cosmic history, where all lineages and divine acts unfold within the overarching order sustained by Vishnu.