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Shloka 41

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

उमा बोलीं--भगवन! सर्वभूतेश्वर! शूलपाणे! महान्‌ व्रतधारी महेश्वर! मेरे मनमें एक महान्‌ संशय उत्पन्न हुआ है। आप मुझसे उसकी व्याख्या कीजिये ।।

Umā uvāca—bhagavan, sarvabhūteśvara, śūlapāṇe, mahān vratadhārī maheśvara! mama manasi mahān saṁśaya utpannaḥ. tvaṁ me tasya vyākhyāṁ kuru. kimarthaṁ te lalāṭe vai tṛtīyaṁ netram utthitam? kimarthaṁ ca girigṛdhaḥ sapakṣigaṇakānanaḥ?

Umā thưa: “Bạch Thế Tôn! Chúa tể muôn loài! Đấng cầm đinh ba! Maheshvara, bậc giữ đại nguyện! Trong lòng con đã khởi lên một mối nghi lớn; xin Ngài giảng giải cho con. Vì sao trên trán Ngài lại xuất hiện con mắt thứ ba? Và vì sao Ngài được gọi là kẻ lang thang trên núi như chim kền kền, người đi giữa rừng cùng bầy loài có cánh?”

किमर्थम्for what reason?
किमर्थम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिमर्थम्
तेof you/your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
ललाटेon (your) forehead
ललाटे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootललाट
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
तृतीयम्third
तृतीयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नेत्रम्eye
नेत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनेत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
उत्थितम्arisen/come forth
उत्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
किमर्थम्for what reason?
किमर्थम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिमर्थम्
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गिरिग्धःmountain-dwelling / (text uncertain)
गिरिग्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगिरिग्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सपक्षिगणकाननःhaving a forest with flocks of birds / (text uncertain)
सपक्षिगणकाननः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसपक्षिगणकानन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

नारद उवाच

U
Umā (Pārvatī)
M
Maheśvara/Śiva
T
Third eye (tṛtīya-netra)
T
Trident (śūla)

Educational Q&A

Reverent inquiry is presented as a legitimate path to understanding divine qualities: Uma approaches Śiva with humility and precise questions, implying that doubts should be clarified through respectful dialogue rather than suppressed.

Within Nārada’s narration, Uma addresses Śiva and asks for the reasons behind two features/epithets: the manifestation of his third eye on the forehead and the meaning of the designation 'girigṛdhaḥ … kānanaḥ' (associated with mountains, birds, and the forest).