Sita Upanishad: Verse 22
तत्र त्रयीमयं शास्त्रमाद्यं सर्वार्थदर्शनम् । ऋग्यजुःसामरूपत्वात् त्रयीति परिकीर्तिता । कार्यसिद्धेन चतुर्धा परिकीर्तिता । ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि अथर्वाङ्गिरसस्तथा । चातुर्होत्रप्रधानत्वाल्लिङ्गादित्रितयं त्रयी । अथर्वाङ्गिरसं रूपं सामऋग्यजुरात्मकम् ॥२१–२३॥
तत्र । त्रयी-मयम् । शास्त्रम् । आद्यम् । सर्व-अर्थ-दर्शनम् । ऋक्-यजुः-साम-रूपत्वात् । त्रयी इति । परिकीर्तिता । कार्य-सिद्धेन । चतुर्धा । परिकीर्तिता । ऋचः । यजूंषि । सामानि । अथर्व-अङ्गिरसः । तथा । चातुः-होत्र-प्रधानत्वात् । लिङ्ग-आदि-त्रितयम् । त्रयी । अथर्व-अङ्गिरसम् । रूपम् । साम-ऋग्-यजुः-आत्मकम् ।
tatra trayīmayaṃ śāstram ādyaṃ sarvārthadarśanam | ṛgyajuḥsāmarūpatvāt trayīti parikīrtitā | kāryasiddhena caturdhā parikīrtitā | ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni atharvāṅgirasas tathā | cāturhotrapradhānatvāl liṅgāditritayaṃ trayī | atharvāṅgirasaṃ rūpaṃ sāmaṛgyajurātmakam ||21–23||
पहले एक ग्रंथ था जो तीन भागों में था। उसको त्रयी कहते थे क्योंकि वो सब चीज़ें समझने में मदद करता था। ऋग्, यजु और साम, यह तीन रूप थे, इसलिए त्रयी नाम पड़ा। लेकिन काम के लिए चार भाग भी बताए गए। ऋग् के श्लोक, यजु के मंत्र, साम के गाने, और अथर्व, यह चार हिस्से हैं। चार लोगों का काम ज़रूरी है, इसलिए त्रयी तीन भाग में है। अथर्व में ऋग्, यजु और साम सब मिक्स है।
There, the primordial scripture consisting of the ‘threefold’ (trayī) is that which reveals all aims and meanings. Because it has the form of Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman it is called ‘trayī’. Yet, for the accomplishment of ritual purposes it is also spoken of as fourfold: the Ṛc-verses, the Yajus-formulas, the Sāman-chants, and likewise the Atharvaṅgiras. Since the four priestly functions are primary, the threefold (trayī) is inferred by the triad of indicators and the like; and the Atharvaṅgiras form is of the nature of Sāman, Ṛg, and Yajus.
- trayīmayaṃ = trayī-mayam
- sarvārthadarśanam = sarva-artha-darśanam
- ṛgyajuḥsāmarūpatvāt = ṛk-yajuḥ-sāma-rūpatvāt
- kāryasiddhena = kārya-siddhena
- atharvāṅgirasas = atharva-aṅgirasas
- cāturhotrapradhānatvāt = cātur-hotṛ-pradhānatvāt
- liṅgāditritayaṃ = liṅga-ādi-tritayam
- sāmaṛgyajurātmakam = sāma-ṛg-yajur-ātmakam
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Śruti-prāmāṇya and Veda-trayī/caturveda classification (authority and structure of revelation)
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Prose/Anuṣṭubh-mixed (late Upaniṣadic/Smārta style; not strictly Vedic metrical regularity)
Yoga and practice
Supports śravaṇa (scriptural listening) as a yogic limb for jñāna-yoga; encourages disciplined study (svādhyāya) and integration of mantra (ṛc/yajus/sāman) with contemplation; frames ritual/mantra as preparatory purification (citta-śuddhi) leading toward inquiry.
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