She is otherwisc called by the name of Parvati. Know that the goddess Uma is the foremost and the most auspicious of women. Ainong women who are a source of pleasure, the foremost are the Apsaras who are endued with great splendour.
उमां देवीं विजानीध्वं नारीणामुत्तमां शुभाम्। रतीनां वसुमत्यस्तु स्त्रीणामप्सरसस्तथा॥