Sarga 36: The Story of Uma
Uma Vrittanta
Vishvamitra tells how Shiva and Uma's prolonged union alarmed the gods, who persuaded Shiva to restrain his seed, which the earth received and Agni shaped into a reed-forest birthing Kartikeya; enraged at being denied a son, Uma curses the gods' wives and the earth with barrenness, and Shiva withdraws to the Himalayas.
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न लोका धारयिष्यन्ति तव तेजस्सुरोत्तम।।1.36.10।। ब्राह्मेण तपसा युक्तो देव्या सह तपश्चर। त्रैलोक्यहितकामार्थं तेजस्तेजसि धारय।।1.36.11।।
Meaning
The worlds cannot bear your energy, best of gods; practice austerity with the goddess through Vedic discipline, and for the welfare of the three worlds, hold your energy within your own energy.
देवतानां वचश्श्रुत्वा सर्वलोकमहेश्वर:। बाढमित्यब्रवीत्सर्वान्पुनश्चैवमुवाच ह।।1.36.12।।
Meaning
Hearing the gods' words, the great lord of all worlds said, so be it, to them all, and spoke further.
धारयिष्याम्यहं तेजस्तेजस्येव सहोमया। त्रिदशा: पृथिवी चैव निर्वाणमधिगच्छतु।।1.36.13।।
Meaning
I shall hold my energy within myself, and Uma hers as well; let the gods and the earth attain peace.
यदिदं क्षुभितं स्थानान्मम तेजो ह्यनुत्तमम्। धारयिष्यति कस्तन्मे ब्रुवन्तु सुरसत्तमा:।।1.36.14।।
Meaning
But this unsurpassed energy of mine has already stirred from its place; tell me, best of gods, who shall bear it?
एवमुक्तास्सुरास्सर्वे प्रत्यूचुर्वृषभध्वजम्। यत्तेज: क्षुभितं ह्येतत्तद्धरा धारयिष्यति।।1.36.15।।
Meaning
So addressed, all the gods replied to the bull-bannered one: this stirred energy of yours, the earth shall bear.
एवमुक्तस्सुरपति: प्रमुमोच महीतले। तेजसा पृथिवी येन व्याप्ता सगिरिकानना।।1.36.16।।
Meaning
So told, the lord of gods released it onto the ground, and the earth, with its mountains and forests, was pervaded by that energy.
ततो देवा: पुनरिदमूचुश्चाथ हुताशनम्। प्रविश त्वं महातेजो रौद्रं वायुसमन्वित:।।1.36.17।।
Meaning
Then the gods said again to Agni: enter this terrible, greatly potent energy, together with Vayu.
तदग्निना पुनर्व्याप्तं सञ्जातश्श्वेतपर्वत:। दिव्यं शरवणं चैव पावकादित्यसन्निभम्।।1.36.18।। यत्र जातो महातेजा: कार्तिकेयोऽग्निसम्भव:।
Meaning
Pervaded again by fire, it became a white mountain, a divine reed-forest resembling fire and the sun, where the greatly radiant Kartikeya, born of fire, came into being.
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.
अथ शैलसुता राम त्रिदशानिदमब्रवीत्। समन्युरशपत्सर्वान् क्रोधसंरक्तलोचना।।1.36.20।।
Meaning
Then the mountain's daughter, Rama, angered, her eyes reddened with fury, cursed all the gods, saying this.