Shloka 2
Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation
Chapter 4
कथं च दक्षदुहिता देहं त्यक्तवती शुभा । मेनायां गर्भसंभूतिमुमाया जन्म एव च
kathaṃ ca dakṣaduhitā dehaṃ tyaktavatī śubhā | menāyāṃ garbhasaṃbhūtimumāyā janma eva ca
Dan bagaimanakah puteri Dakṣa yang mulia itu meninggalkan jasadnya? Dan bagaimanakah Umā lahir, setelah dikandung dalam rahim Menā?
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Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दक्षदुहिता = दक्ष + दुहिता (समास); गर्भसंभूतिमुमाया = गर्भसम्भूतिम् + उमायाः (मुमाया इति संधिः: म् + उ → मु); ‘जन्म एव’ इति पदच्छेदः.
FAQs
In Purāṇic narrative, “Dakṣa’s daughter” commonly points to Satī, who is remembered for relinquishing her body and later being reborn (often identified with Pārvatī/Umā).
It signals Umā’s embodied birth through Menā (wife of Himālaya in many tellings), emphasizing a divine incarnation entering the world through human lineage.
The verse frames a teaching-narrative about divine purpose, the continuity of dharma across lifetimes, and the sacred meaning of birth and renunciation within cosmic history.