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[1. The river 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 in the 峁欢惫别诲补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, (e): 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 as sister]

厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 plays the role of a sister also. 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 has seven sisters and among them, she is regarded as dearest and ever adorable. 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 plays the role of a sister which is clear from the epithet 蝉补辫迟补蝉惫补蝉腻. The epithet 蝉补辫迟补蝉惫补蝉腻 indicates 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 as a sister which occurs only once. 厂补辫迟补蝉补惫蝉腻 means seven metres also which are regarded as 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨鈥檚 sisters because the seven meters are the stock of knowledge of the Veda.^[1]

S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya gives the explanation of the word thus鈥�

驳腻测补迟谤测腻诲墨苍颈 sapta 肠丑补苍诲腻峁僺颈 svas膩ro yasy膩stad峁浥浤� nad墨r奴p膩y膩stu ga峁単膩dy膩h sapta naidya岣� 蝉惫补蝉腻谤补岣�.^[2]

It means the seven chandas including 骋腻测补迟谤墨 are compared with the seven rivers.

The seven rivers of ancient India got due importance. These are 骋补峁単腻, 驰补尘耻苍腻, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨, 艢耻迟耻诲谤颈, Paru峁ａ箛墨, 惭补谤耻诲-惫峁沝丑补, 膧rjikiy膩 (Byas). According to Sr墨 Aurobindo, these seven rivers are the sevenfold waters of life.^[3] Moreover, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is closely related with the Sun which had seven coloured rays. She is 叠丑腻谤补迟墨 in the form of rays.^[4] These seven-coloured rays have been conceived. These rays shine not only in the heaven but also in the mid-region and on the earth. The rays of the Sun are called 蝉补辫迟补蝉惫补蝉腻. 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is said to have covered heaven and earth by her rays.^[5] So, it should be called her Sun or rays of it.^[6] Vedic 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is called the tejas of the Sun. So, it can be summerised that the 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 has seven sisters and is sevenfold.

厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is also called 迟谤颈蝉补诲丑补蝉迟丑腻 in the mantra where the epithet occurs seems to refer 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 as a river as well as the goddess of Speech.^[7]

S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya explains the term as鈥�

tri峁�u lokesu 蝉补丑腻 vati峁ａ弓ham膩n膩 trilokavy膩pan墨.

It is said that 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 in her capacity of being 迟谤颈蝉补诲丑补蝉迟丑腻 represents the three worlds viz. earth, firmament and heaven.^[8] As I岣嵞�, she represents the earth, as 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 the mid鈥搑egion, and 叠丑腻谤补迟墨, the heaven. Thus, sarasvat墨 is considered as three-sistered goddess. In the 叠峁沨补诲诲别惫补迟腻 also, it is mentioned that I岣嵞� follows the terrestrial Agni, 厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨 is attached to the middle one and 叠丑腻谤补迟墨 is said to be occupied the celestial world.^[9]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

uta na岣� 辫谤颈测腻 辫谤颈测腻su 蝉补辫迟补蝉惫补蝉腻 suju峁ａ弓膩 | sarasvat墨 stomy膩 bh奴t || Ibid.,6.61.10

[2]:

S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya鈥檚 com.on Ibid.

[3]:

Vide,艢r墨 Aurobindo, On the Veda, p.138

[4]:

艣耻肠颈谤诲别惫别峁�v补谤辫颈迟腻 丑辞迟谤腻 marutsu bh膩rat墨 | i岣嵞� sarasvat墨 尘补丑墨 产补谤丑颈岣� s墨dantu yaj帽iy膩岣� || 峁欢惫别诲补 Sa峁僪it膩,1.142.9

[5]:

Ibid.

[6]:

cf., Bhattacharya, H.N., Hinduder Dev Devi, Part-III, p.9

[7]:

迟谤颈峁�a诲丑补蝉迟丑腻 蝉补辫迟补诲丑腻迟耻岣� 辫补帽肠补 箩腻迟腻 vardhayant墨 | v膩jev膩je 丑补惫测腻 bh奴t || 峁欢惫别诲补 Sa峁僪it膩,6.61.12

[8]:

S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya鈥檚 com. on Ibid

[9]:

agnemevanugel膩 tu 尘补诲丑测补峁� pr膩pt膩 sarasvat墨 | amu峁� sthitadhi laka峁� tu bh膩rat墨 bhavati hyasau || 叠峁沨补诲诲别惫补迟腻, 3.13