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O' Dont! उमा (umA)





The name उमा (umA) has a very interesting meaning.



The story goes that when Goddess Parvati was performing intense penance to gain the love of Lord Shiva her mother Mena was getting worried to see her daughter not even eating in her intense devotion and love for Lord Shiva



So Mena told Parvati " उमा (umA)"



उ(u) + मा (mA)= " उमा (umA)"



The meaning is O' Don't!



Parvati's mother Mena didn't want Parvati to undergo hardship hence she tried to stop her and said

 O' Don't"





उ(u) here is used as a vocative and also exclamation to address someone.



 मा (mA) means Don't.



 मा (mA) has many meanings in Sanskrit but in this context it means Don't.



So the name umA means O' Don't!



It is in special reference to Goddess Parvati when she was in intense penance to win over Lord Shiva.

So what's in a name?