Shloka 12
आदित्यकर्म, त्रयीमयी वैष्णवी शक्तिः, सवितुरन्तर्यामी
The Sun’s Function and Vishnu’s Vedic Śakti within Savitṛ
न केवलं रवेः शक्तिर् वैष्णवी सा त्रयीमयी ब्रह्माथ पुरुषो रुद्रस् त्रयम् एतत् त्रयीमयम्
na kevalaṃ raveḥ śaktir vaiṣṇavī sā trayīmayī brahmātha puruṣo rudras trayam etat trayīmayam
That Vaiṣṇavī Power is not merely the energy of the Sun; she is of the very essence of the Vedic Triad. And Brahmā, the Puruṣa, and Rudra—this entire triple principle, too, is woven of that same trayī reality.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The Trayī-Vaiṣṇavī śakti as underlying Brahmā–Puruṣa–Rudra triad, not merely solar energy
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: The Vaiṣṇavī trayī-śakti is not limited to the Sun but constitutes the very triadic principle of Brahmā, Puruṣa, and Rudra as well.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: See diverse divine functions (creation, preservation, dissolution) as harmonized in one ultimate Vedic-grounded reality, reducing sectarian fragmentation.
Vishishtadvaita: Unifies multiple deities/functions within Viṣṇu’s supremacy while allowing real functional plurality—hallmark of qualified non-dual integration.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Lakshmi Presence: Sri
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It identifies the divine power of Viṣṇu as the very substance of the Veda (the threefold Vedic revelation), implying that cosmic order and sacred knowledge arise from the same supreme source.
He frames the Sun’s energy as not autonomous: it is an expression of Vaiṣṇavī Śakti, rooted in the Vedic principle and ultimately grounded in the supreme reality associated with Viṣṇu.
The verse presents their triadic cosmic roles as Veda-derived and subordinate to a single underlying reality, supporting a Vaiṣṇava reading where all divine functions converge in the supreme principle of Viṣṇu.