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at Prayaāga assures heaven without the realisation of the

Absolute through the highest spiritual and philosophic

insight: samudrapatnyor jalasannipāte putātmanām atra
ūtātmanām atra
kilaābhishekāt, tatvāvavodhena vinapi bhuāpi bhūyas tanutyajām

nāsti śarīrabandhaḥ, Raghuvamsa, 13, 58. Girdevatā is
īrdevatā is
Sarasvatiī, Garuḍadvajasundarī is Lakshmi,ī, Śākambharī
is Bhūdevī, consort of Vishṇu, and Śaśiśekharavallabhā
is Pārvatī.
 
Devī is of the nature of the Vedas that produce
the fruit of meritorious deeds. Compare saishā traiyy-
eva vidyā tapati, Nārāyanopanishad.
 
Devī is of the nature of Rati or Kāma but quali-
fied by the most desirable dhārmik qualities. Recall
Kṛishṇa's remark dharmāviruddho bhūteshu kāmosmi
bharatarshabha, Bhagavadgitā.
Sahe is the power behind
all though her abode is so delicate as a lotus recalling
Śaṅ
kambhari
is Bh
ra's śivas śaktyā yukto yadi bhavati śaktaḥ
prabhavitum, Saundaryalahari.
 
This exactly answers the Śrīs
ūdevī,kta where Śrī is
hastināda-prabodhini roused by the elephants trumpets
and
consort of Vishnu, and Śaśiśehikharavallabhā
 
is Pārvatī.
 
Devi is of the nature of the Vedas that produce
the fruit of meritorious deeds. Compare saisha traiyy-
eva vidyā tapati, Nārāyanopanishad.
 
Devi is of the nature of Rati or Kāma but quali-
fied by the most desirable dharmik qualities. Recall
Krishna's remark dharmaviruddho bhuteshu kāmosmi
bharatarshabha, Bhagavadgitā. She is the po
līta vasa me gṛihe and moistened by them at
da
wer behind
all though her abode is so delicate as a lotus recalling
Sankara's śivas śaktyā yukto yadi bhavati śaktaḥ
prabhavitum, Saundaryalahari.
 
This exactly answers the Srisukta where Śrī is
hastināda-prabodhini roused by the elephants trumpets
and chiklita vasa me grihe and moistened by them at
dawn.
 
n.
 
22. Usually these endowed with learning are in

poverty. Those that are opulent have the minimum

of learning. The grace of Śrī assures both in the

same one, gurutarabhāgyabhāgino.....budhabhāvitā-

śayāḥ, which is a rare feature. Kalidaālidāsa discribes

a fortunate prince as the abode of both the goddess

of Learning and Prosperity that usually dwell

apart; nisargabhinnä āspadam ekasamstham asmin

dvayam śriīs cha sarasvatiī cha, Ragharamsa, 6, 29.
 

 
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