[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Poetry (mahākāvya, lyric, messenger poems, stotra, Prakrit kāvya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya) › [Court epics (sargabandha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya) › [Śiva, Pārvatī, Skanda and Devī epics](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva) › [The Birth of Kumāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava) › 3.62 # The Birth of Kumāra 3.62 Kumārasaṃbhava 3.62 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava.3.62) umāpi nīlālakamadhyaśobhi visraṃsayantī navakarṇikāram | cakāra karṇacyutapallavena mūrdhnā praṇāmaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajāya || > Now Uma came, fair Maid, his destined bride, > With timid steps approaching Siva's side; > In contemplation will he brood no more, > He sees the Godhead, and his task is o'er; > He breathes, he moves, the Earth begins to rock, > The Snake, her bearer, trembling at the shock. > Due homage then his own dear servant paid, > And told him of the coming of the Maid; > He learnt his Master's pleasure by the nod, > And led Himálaya's daughter to the God; > Before his feet her young companions spread > Fresh leaves and blossoms as they bow the head, > While Uma stooped so low, that from her hair > Dropped the bright flower that starred the midnight there; > To him whose ensign bears the Bull she bent, > Till each spray fell, her ear's rich ornament. > "Sweet Maid," cried Siva, "surely thou shalt be > Blessed with a husband who loves none but thee!" > Her fear was banished, and her hope was high,— > A God had spoken, and Gods cannot lie. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1853, The Birth of the War-God (cantos 1–7) - [Previous: 3.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava.3.61) - [Next: 3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava.3.63) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava.3) ## Translations (1) - [The Birth of the War-God (cantos 1–7)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava~en-griffith.3.p10) — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1853, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava.3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava.3.62) · Pramāṇa