Shloka 26

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

उमा हैमवती जज्ञे सर्वलोकनमस्कृता तस्याश्चैवेह रूपेण यूयं देवाः सुरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

umā haimavatī jajñe sarvalokanamaskṛtā tasyāścaiveha rūpeṇa yūyaṃ devāḥ surottamāḥ

Translation

ഹിമവാന്റെ പുത്രിയായ ഉമ ജനിച്ചു; സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളും അവളെ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ സുറോത്തമ ദേവന്മാരേ, ഇവിടെ നിങ്ങൾ അവളെയേ ഈ രൂപത്തിൽ ദർശിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• उमा (um1): Um1/Parvat
  2b, the Divine Shakti

• हैमवती (haimavat
  2b): daughter of Himavat (Him
  01laya)

• जज्ञे (jajf1e): was born/manifested

• सर्वलोकनमस्कृता (sarvalokanamaskft
  01): worshipped/ bowed to by all worlds

• तस्याः (tasy
  01 25): of Her

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• इह (iha): here, in this context/presence

• रूपेण (r
  6bpe 47a): by/with (this) form

• यूयम् (y
  6byam): you (all)

• देवाः (dev
  01 25): gods

• सुरोत्तमाः (surottam
  01 25): best among the Suras (celestials).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal scene addressed to the Devas)

Characters & Entities

• Uma
• Himavat
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes Umā (Shakti) as universally venerable; in Linga worship, Shakti is inseparable from the Linga (Pati), and devotion becomes complete when the worshipper recognizes the Lord together with His manifest power.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By foregrounding Umā as worshipped by all worlds, the verse implies Shiva-tattva as Pati who is never without Shaktithe Lord is transcendent yet present through His power of manifestation, enabling grace (anugraha) upon pashus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key takeaway is Shakti-sahita-Śiva-bhakti: worship and meditation that recognize Shiva together with Umā, supporting Pāśupata-oriented discipline where surrender to Pati loosens pāśa (bondage).