Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 3
Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī
या सा हिमवतः पुत्री भवेनोढा तपोधना उमा नाम्ना च तस्याः सा कोशाञ्जाता तुकौशिकी
yā sā himavataḥ putrī bhavenoḍhā tapodhanā umā nāmnā ca tasyāḥ sā kośāñjātā tukauśikī
അവൾ ഹിമവാന്റെ പുത്രി, തപോധന, ഭവൻ (ശിവൻ) വിവാഹിതയും ‘ഉമാ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധയും ആയിരുന്നു; അവൾ തന്നെയാണ് തന്റെ കോശം (ആവരണം) മുതൽ ‘കൗശികീ’യായി ജനിച്ചത്.
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FAQs
Tapas (spiritual discipline) is portrayed as true wealth (tapodhana), and the divine feminine is shown as capable of self-transformation into the precise form needed for protection and restoration of dharma.
Vamśānucarita/Carita: it identifies divine personages (Himavat’s daughter; Śiva’s consort) and narrates a specific prādurbhāva (manifestation) that leads into the demon-slaying episode.
‘Kośa’ can be read as an outer covering or limiting condition; Kauśikī’s emergence signifies the revelation of an unbound, luminous śakti from within—an inner power becoming overt for cosmic action.