Vamana Purana — Shiva's Wedding Procession (Part 1), Shloka 41
Shiva’s Wedding Procession to Kailasa and the Marriage of Girija (Kali)
याचितारो वयं शर्वो वरो दाता त्वमप्युमा वधूः सर्वजगन्माता कुरु यच्छ्रेयसे तव
yācitāro vayaṃ śarvo varo dātā tvamapyumā vadhūḥ sarvajaganmātā kuru yacchreyase tava
वयं याचकाः; हे शर्व, त्वं वरदः। त्वमपि उमे, वधूः, सर्वजगन्माता। यत्तव परमश्रेयः, तत्कुरु।Vamana Purana,26,38,VamP 26.38,sa eva dhanyo hi pitā yasya putrī śubhaṃ patim rūpābhijanasaṃpattyā prāpnoti girisattama,स एव धन्यो हि पिता यस्य पुत्री शुभं पतिम् रूपाभिजनसंपत्त्या प्राप्नोति गिरिसत्तम,Shaiva-Vaishnava Synthesis (Devi lineage and social dharma),Praise of the father whose daughter attains a worthy husband (marriage-dharma),Adhyaya 26 (title not supplied in input; continuation of Devi marriage/lineage discourse),38,स एव धन्यो हि पिता यस्य पुत्री शुभं पतिम् ।
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FAQs
The verse frames divine grace as relational: the Devas acknowledge dependence and approach both Śiva and Śakti, indicating that wellbeing (śreyas) is sought through reverent alignment with the divine will.
Narrative action centered on divine-human (or divine-divine) interaction aligns with Carita/Vamśānucarita-style material rather than sarga/pratisarga.
Calling Umā ‘sarvajaganmātā’ foregrounds Śakti as the universal maternal principle; pairing her with Śiva as boon-giver presents a unified Śiva-Śakti agency behind cosmic protection.