Shloka 51
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
सरस्वत्युवाच सप्त स्वराः ग्रामरागाः सप्त पन्नगसत्तम !
कीटकानि च सप्तैव तावतीश्चापि मूर्च्छनाः ॥
sarasvatyuvāca sapta svarā grāmarāgāḥ sapta pannagasattama ! /
kītakāni ca saptaiva tāvatīścāpi mūrcchanāḥ
സരസ്വതി പറഞ്ഞു: ഹേ ഫണിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഏഴ് സ്വരങ്ങളുണ്ട്; ഏഴ് ഗ്രാമ-രാഗങ്ങളുണ്ട്; ഏഴ് കീടകങ്ങളും ഉണ്ട്—അതുപോലെ മൂർച്ച്ഛനകളും ഏഴുതന്നെ।
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FAQs
Art is ordered knowledge: music is presented as a structured śāstra rooted in Sarasvatī, implying discipline, lineage, and reverence in learning.
Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is ancillary śāstric material embedded in the Devi Mahatmyam narrative, illustrating Devī’s role as source of vidyā.
The ‘sevenfold’ pattern echoes cosmic correspondences (seven worlds, seven meters, etc.), suggesting that musical order mirrors universal order under Devī’s vāk-śakti.