Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
मात्रास्तिस्त्रः समाख्याता ब्रह्मविष्णु शिवाधिपाः । तेषां समुच्चयं विप्र परब्रह्मप्रबोधकम् ॥ ५६ ॥
mātrāstistraḥ samākhyātā brahmaviṣṇu śivādhipāḥ | teṣāṃ samuccayaṃ vipra parabrahmaprabodhakam || 56 ||
Ba “mātrā” được tuyên thuyết—do Brahmā, Viṣṇu và Śiva làm chủ. Hỡi bậc Bà-la-môn, sự hợp nhất của chúng đánh thức sự chứng ngộ về Tối Thượng Phạm (Parabrahman).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches that Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva function as presiding aspects over a triad, yet their true meaning culminates in awakening knowledge of Parabrahman beyond sectarian division.
By implying that devotion to any of the divine presiders becomes complete when it matures into recognition of the one Supreme Brahman that their combined reality indicates.
The verse uses a technical notion of ‘mātrā’ (measure/unit), echoing Vedic analytical method—classifying principles and then synthesizing them—an approach aligned with śāstric reasoning used across Vedānta and allied disciplines.