Shloka 63
Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya
उमादत्ता तु रुद्रस्य कस्य सा तनया वद । मूढा यूयं न जानीथ वदतां भगवांस्तु वः
umādattā tu rudrasya kasya sā tanayā vada | mūḍhā yūyaṃ na jānītha vadatāṃ bhagavāṃstu vaḥ
“อุมาทัตตา—นางเป็นธิดาของผู้ใด และเกี่ยวข้องกับรุทรอย่างไร จงบอกเราเถิด พวกเจ้าหลงมัวไม่รู้ ดังนั้นขอให้พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสแก่พวกเจ้าเอง”
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Concept: When the assembly is confused about divine relationships, authoritative revelation is invoked to restore clarity.
Application: In confusion, return to reliable sources—scripture, realized teachers, and disciplined inquiry—rather than speculation.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: उमादत्ता = उमा-दत्ता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); भगवांस्तु = भगवान् + तु.
FAQs
The verse asks about “Umādattā”—specifically whose daughter she is and what her connection is to Rudra.
It frames a clarification: the listeners are said to be confused, and the speaker calls for an authoritative explanation from “the Blessed One” (bhagavān).
It emphasizes humility in the face of uncertainty and the need to seek correct instruction from a competent authority when one does not know.