Shloka 53
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
ज्ञास्यसे मत्प्रसादेन भुजगेन्द्रापरं तथा ।
चतुर्विधं पदं तालं त्रिः प्रकारं लयत्रयम् ॥
jñāsyase matprasādena bhujagendrāparaṃ tathā / caturvidhaṃ padaṃ tālaṃ triḥ prakāraṃ layatrayam
मम प्रसादात् त्वमन्यं नागेन्द्रमपि वेत्स्यसि। चतुर्विधं पदं तालं त्रिविधं च विशेषतः॥ लयानां त्रितयं चैव ज्ञास्यसि त्वं यथाक्रमम्॥
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FAQs
The verse frames expertise as a blend of śāstra (structured categories like fourfold/threefold) and anugraha (divine enabling), discouraging pride and emphasizing proper discipleship.
Ancillary narrative material supporting dharma and culture; it is not a direct pancalakṣaṇa unit, but a didactic insertion typical of Purāṇic encyclopedic style.
‘Four’ and ‘three’ encode completeness (catur) and triadic balance (traya): sound-practice is presented as a harmonized structure mirroring cosmic order.