Umā Haimavatī - Kenopanishat and Lalitāsahasranāma

[V Subrahmanian]

Umā Haimavatī is the expression in the Kenopanishad 3.2.  

शोभमानामुमां हैमवतीं ...

Shankara explains the term Haimavati as follows: 1. One who is adorned with golden ornaments and 2. as the daughter of Himavān and the consort of the Omniscient Iśwara. 

In the Lalitāsahasranāma (LS), it is noteworthy, these two distinct names appear in the same sequence as in the Kenopanishad:

उमा शैलेन्द्रतनया - Umā, Śailendratanayā. This latter name means "the daughter of the Lord of mountains, Himavān."   

In the Upanishad the name Haimavatī is an adjective to Umā while in the LS, the two are distinct names. 

Warm regards

subbu   

[V Subrahmanian]

Thanks Natraj ji, for showing the Trishati Bhashyam. It's noteworthy that Bhagavatpada has given two meanings for the term Haimavati in both the Upanishad as well as in the Trishati bhashyas. 

Regards 

subbu 

On Fri, 29 May, 2026, 11:30 pm Natraj Maneshinde, <natraj.m...@gmail.com> wrote:

Namaste Subrahmanian ji,

Interestingly, the Trishati bhashya makes spontaneous reference to Kena-bhashya while commenting on the name ‘Karunya vigraha’. Refuting the meemamsaka’s stand that Devatas dont have vigrah, the author clarifies the Lalita indeed has a vigrah and says that this is testified by the both interpretations of the the word Haimavati in the Kenabhashya. 

Attaching the image from trishati bhashya below:

Thanks,

Natraj 

On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 10:53 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <adva...@lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

Umā Haimavatī is the expression in the Kenopanishad 3.2.

शोभमानामुमां हैमवतीं ...

Shankara explains the term Haimavati as follows: 1. One who is adorned with
golden ornaments and 2. as the daughter of Himavān and the consort of the
Omniscient Iśwara.

In the Lalitāsahasranāma (LS), it is noteworthy, these two distinct names

appear in the *same sequence *as in the Kenopanishad:

उमा शैलेन्द्रतनया - Umā, Śailendratanayā. This latter name means "the
daughter of the Lord of mountains, Himavān."

In the Upanishad the name Haimavatī is an adjective to Umā while in the LS,
the two are distinct names.

Warm regards
subbu

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