Shloka 48
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
जड उवाच एवं स्तुता तदा देवी विष्णोर्जिह्वा सरस्वती ।
प्रत्युवाच महात्मानं नागमश्वतरं ततः ॥
jaḍa uvāca evaṃ stutā tadā devī viṣṇorjihvā sarasvatī /
pratyuvāca mahātmānaṃ nāgamaśvataraṃ tataḥ
जड म्हणाला: अशा प्रकारे स्तुती झाल्यावर देवी—विष्णूची जिह्वा असलेली सरस्वती—तेव्हा महात्मा नाग अश्वतराला उत्तर देऊ लागली।
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FAQs
Praise (stuti) is portrayed as efficacious: sincere recognition of Devī’s supremacy elicits direct grace and instruction/boons.
This is narrative linkage (upākhyāna) rather than pancalakṣaṇa material; it supports dharma through exemplifying devotion and divine response.
Calling Sarasvatī ‘Viṣṇu’s tongue’ encodes the idea that preservation (Viṣṇu) operates through sacred speech—mantra, knowledge, and right articulation.