Uma is the wife of Lord Shiva and daughter of Himavanth and Mena. She has many names. The name also means light, splendor, radiance, fame and night. She appears in Kena Upanishad as the voice of heaven, after Lord Shiva appears as Yaksha and tests the power of Indra, Vayu and Agni. The following is a hymn addressed to him, extolling his virtues as lord of the universe, Bhavanee, Rudranee and the universal and auspicious goddess.
॥ Uma Ashtottara Sathanama Sthothra Rathnam English Lyrics ॥
umaa kaathyaayanee gauree kaalee haimavathi eeshvaree
shivaa bhavaanee rudraanee sharvaanee sarva mangalaa ॥ 1 ॥
aparnaa paarvathee durgaa mrudaanee chandika ambikaa
aaryaa daakshaayanee cha iva girijaa menaka athmajaa ॥ 2 ॥
skanda maathaa dayaa sheelaa bhaktha rakshaa cha sundaree
bhakthaavashyaa cha laavanya nidhi ssarva sukhapradaa ॥ 3 ॥
mahaa devee bhaktha mano aahladinee katthina sthanee
kamalaakshee dayaa saaraa kaamaakshee nithya yauvanaa ॥ 4 ॥
sarva sampath pradaa kaanthaa sarva sammohinee mahee
shubha priyaa kambu kantthee kalyaanee kamala priyaa ॥ 5 ॥
sarveshavree cha kalasha hasthaa vishnu sahodaree
veenaa vaada priyaa sarva deva sampujitha anghrikaa ॥ 6 ॥
kadambaaranya nilayaa vindhyaachala nivaasinee
hara priyaa kaamakotthi peethasthaa vaanchithaardhadaa ॥ 7 ॥
shyaamangaa chandra vadanaa sarvaveda svaruupinee
sarva shaasthra svaruupaancha sarva deshamayee tathaa ॥ 8 ॥
puruhuutha sthutha devee sarva vedyaa guna priyaa
punya svaruupinee vedyaa puruhuutha svaruupini ॥ 9 ॥
punyodayaa niraadhaaraa shunaaseeraadi puujithaa
nithya puurnaa mano gamyaa nirmala ananda puurithaa ॥ 10 ॥
vaageesvaree neethimathi manjulaa mangalapradaa
vaagninee vanjulaa vandyaa vayo vasthaa vivarjithaa ॥ 10 ॥
vaachaspatheer mahaalakshmeer mahaa mangala naayikaa
simhaasana mayee srishti sthithi samhaara kaarini ॥ 11 ॥
mahaa yajnaa nethra ruupaa saavithree jnaana ruupinee
vara ruupa dhaara yogaa mano vaachaam agocharaa ॥ 12 ॥
dayaa ruupaa cha kaalaajnaa shiva dharma paraayanaa
vajra shakti dharaa chaiva suukshmaangee praana dhaarinee ॥ 13 ॥
hima shaila kumaaree cha sharanaagatha rakshanee
sarvaagama svaruupaacha dakshinaa shankara priyaa ॥ 14 ॥
dayaadhaaraa mahaa naaga dhaarinee pura bhairavi
naveena chandramaschuuda priyaa thripura sundaree ॥ 15 ॥
evam ashttotthara shatham umaa naamnaam prakeerthitham