Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 22

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

तदेव माता नामास्याश्चक्रे पितृसुता शुभा उमेत्येव हि कन्यायाः सा जगाम तपोवनम्

Transliteration

tadeva mātā nāmāsyāścakre pitṛsutā śubhā umetyeva hi kanyāyāḥ sā jagāma tapovanam

Translation

于是，那位吉祥的山岳之父之女由其母亲赐以同一名号——确为“乌玛（Umā）”；那位少女遂前往苦行之林。

Word by Word

• tat: that (very thing)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adverbially with eva

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• mātā: mother
• mātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of cakre

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• cakre: made/assigned
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada form used with sense ‘made/assigned’

• pitṛsutā: daughter of (her) father
• pitṛsutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘pitṛṇāṃ sutā’

• śubhā: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with pitṛsutā

• umeti: “Ume” (as the name)
• umeti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: umeti (अव्यय/नाम-रूप)
• Form: Quotative/name-form used in naming; treated as indeclinable in direct speech context

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), causal/emphatic

• kanyāyāḥ: of the maiden/daughter
• kanyāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• tapo-vanam: forest of austerities (penance-grove)
• tapo-vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense ‘tapasāṃ vanam’

Speakers

• Narrator voice (frame dialogue not explicit in excerpt; commonly Pulastya → Nārada in the Vāmana Purāṇa)

Primary Deities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Menā

Key Themes

• Shaivism
• Tapas (austerity)
• Renunciation
• Name-etymology in Purāṇic narrative

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse valorizes deliberate spiritual practice: leaving for tapovana indicates prioritizing inner transformation over social expectations, while still acknowledging familial bonds through the act of naming.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / character-episode: it situates the goddess within the Purāṇic sacred history by narrating a formative biographical moment (name + initiation into tapas).

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Tapovana’ symbolizes the liminal space where identity is re-forged; the naming ‘Umā’ marks the goddess as the archetype of ascetic devotion oriented toward Rudra.