Shloka 36
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
त्रीणि ज्योतींषि वर्णाश्च त्रयो धर्मागमास्तथा ।
त्रयो गुणास्त्रयः शब्दस्त्रयो वेदास्तथाश्रमाः ॥
trīṇi jyotīṃṣi varṇāś ca trayo dharmāgamās tathā | trayo guṇās trayaḥ śabdas trayo vedās tathāśramāḥ ||
மூன்று ஒளிகள் உள்ளன; வர்ணங்களும் மூன்று; அதுபோல தர்ம மரபுகள்/உபதேசங்களும் மூன்று. மூன்று குணங்கள், மூன்று ஸ்வரங்கள் (வேத உச்சரிப்பு), மூன்று வேதங்கள், அதுபோல ஆசிரமங்களும் மும்மடங்காகக் கூறப்படுகின்றன.
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FAQs
The hymn portrays Devi as the hidden unity behind diverse orders—cosmic (luminaries), psychological (guṇas), linguistic (śabda/accents), and social-spiritual (varṇa/āśrama). The takeaway is integrative: dharma and knowledge are harmonized when seen as rooted in the divine.
Relates chiefly to 'Dharma' (social and Vedic order) and secondarily to 'Sarga' (cosmic ordering), presented through a mantra-theological lens.
Triads are meditative correspondences anchored in Om’s three mātrās; the verse suggests that even grammar/phonetics and social duties can be contemplated as expressions of Śakti’s patterned manifestation.