Shloka 24

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

हरतुल्याम्बरधरा समानव्रतधारिणी । बिभ्रती कलशं रौक्मं सर्वतीर्थजलोद्धवम्‌

Transliteration

haratulya-ambaradharā samāna-vrata-dhāriṇī | bibhratī kalaśaṁ raukmaṁ sarva-tīrtha-jaloddhavam ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“她身披如姜黄般的衣色，所持誓愿与他相同；她捧着金制水罐，罐中盛满取自一切圣地渡口（tīrtha）的净水。”

Word by Word

• {'haratulyā': 'of turmeric-like (yellow) color

• resembling haridrā', 'ambara-dharā': 'wearing garments

• clothed', 'samāna': 'same, equal, similar', 'vrata-dhāriṇī': 'one who observes/maintains a vow (austere religious discipline)', 'bibhratī': 'bearing, carrying, holding', 'kalaśam': 'water-pot, pitcher (ritual vessel)', 'raukmam': 'golden

• made of gold', 'sarva': 'all', 'tīrtha': 'sacred ford/pilgrimage place

• holy bathing-place', 'jala': 'water', 'uddhavam/udbhavam': 'arisen from

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Umā (Pārvatī, Girirāja-nandinī)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• kalaśa (golden water-pot)
• sarva-tīrtha-jala (water from all sacred tīrthas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic integrity through disciplined vows (vrata) and purity: Umā mirrors Śaṅkara’s austerity and carries sanctified water, implying that spiritual worth is grounded in restraint, shared practice, and reverent service rather than mere ornamentation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes Umā approaching—surrounded by the wives of beings—wearing turmeric-colored garments and observing a vow like Śaṅkara’s, while carrying a golden pot filled with water gathered from all sacred tīrthas.