Shloka 6

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । धन्या यूयं महात्मानः कृतकृत्याः स्थ सर्वदा । यत्पृच्छथ पराम्बाया उमायाश्चरितं महत्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | dhanyā yūyaṃ mahātmānaḥ kṛtakṛtyāḥ stha sarvadā | yatpṛcchatha parāmbāyā umāyāścaritaṃ mahat

Translation

સૂતે કહ્યું—હે મહાત્માઓ! તમે ધન્ય છો, સદા કૃતકૃત્ય છો; કારણ કે તમે પરામ્બા ઉમાના મહાન પવિત્ર ચરિત્ર વિષે પૂછો છો.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कृतकृत्याः: having accomplished what should be done
• कृतकृत्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (कृतं कृत्यं येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्थ: you are
• स्थ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• पृच्छथ: you ask
• पृच्छथ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पराम्बायाः: of the Supreme Mother
• पराम्बायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• उमायाः: of Umā
• उमायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• चरितम्: deeds, life-story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from चर्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used as noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Inquiry (praśna) into Umā’s carita is framed as a mark of adhikāra and spiritual fulfillment—akin to inner pilgrimage through kathā.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Uma
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse praises sincere inquiry into Umā’s divine life as a meritorious act; in Shaiva thought, śravaṇa (hearing) and manana (reflecting) on Shiva–Shakti līlā purify the mind and orient the seeker toward Pati (Shiva) and His inseparable Śakti, supporting liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By honoring Umā’s greatness, the text implicitly affirms Shiva as Saguna together with His Śakti; Linga worship in the Shiva Purana is not separate from Shakti—devotion to Shiva is complete when it recognizes Umā as His power and grace operative in the devotee’s path.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa-kīrtana of Umā–Shiva narratives with bhakti; one may support it with japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating Shiva and Umā as inseparable, offering the fruits of inquiry and practice to them.