अथोमां च शिवं चैव देवास्सर्षिगणास्तदा। पूजयामासुरत्यर्थं सुप्रीतमनसस्तत:।।1.36.19।।
Meaning
Then the gods and the multitudes of sages, with joyful hearts, worshipped Uma and Shiva greatly.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| atha umām ca śivam ca eva | अथ उमाम् च शिवम् च एव | then Uma and Shiva too | Accusative singular |
| devāḥ sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ tadā | देवाः स-ऋषि-गणाः तदा | the gods, together with the hosts of sages, then | Nominative plural |
| pūjayāmāsuḥ atyartham | पूजयामासुः अत्यर्थम् | honored exceedingly | Verb (periphrastic perfect) / Adverbial |
| su-prīta-manasaḥ tataḥ | सु-प्रीत-मनसः ततः | with minds well pleased | Nominative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains that this curse is why celestials do not breed directly, but instead take the agency of humans or other mortals to bring forth their offspring -- as in the case of the monkey race, or of Menaka and Vishvamitra giving birth to Shakuntala, who in turn gave birth to Bharata.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.36.21 · Bāla Kāṇḍa