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
Chính Ngài, con gái của Himavat, kho báu của khổ hạnh, đã kết duyên với Bhava (Śiva) và mang danh Umā; từ lớp vỏ/bọc (kośa) của mình, Ngài sinh ra với danh hiệu Kauśikī.
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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.