Shloka 38
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
विभिन्नदर्शिनामाद्या ब्रह्मणो हि सनातनाः ।
सोमसंस्था हविः संस्थाः पाकसंस्थाश्च सप्त याः ॥
vibhinna-darśinām ādyā brahmaṇo hi sanātanāḥ | soma-saṃsthā haviḥ-saṃsthāḥ pāka-saṃsthāś ca sapta yāḥ ||
भिन्नदृष्टीनां ब्रह्मणो नित्यपुरातनाः रूपाः प्रधानतया प्रकीर्तिताः। तानि सप्त—सोमसंस्थाः हविःसंस्थाः पाकसंस्थाश्च॥
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FAQs
Even diverse ritual and doctrinal systems ultimately depend on a single sacred ground. The verse legitimizes plurality (‘different seers’) while locating the efficacy of rites in Devi as the deeper source.
Connects to 'Dharma' via yajña-structure (ritual duty) rather than to genealogical or manvantara material.
The sevenfold ritual schema can be read as outer correspondences of inner offerings; Devi as Sarasvatī/Om is the power that makes ‘classification’ and ‘recitation’ efficacious.