स रुद्रः शंकरः स्थाणुः कपर्दी च त्रिलोचनः। त्रयी विद्या कामधेनुः सा स्त्री भाषाक्षरा स्वरा ॥ २२ ॥
sa rudraḥ śaṁkaraḥ sthāṇuḥ kapardī ca trilōcanaḥ | trayī vidyā kāmadhēnuḥ sā strī bhāṣākṣarā svarā || 22 ||
Translation
He is Rudra, Śaṅkara, Sthāṇu, Kapardin and Trilocana; she is Trayī Vidyā, Kāmadhenu, Bhāṣā, Akṣarā and Svarā.
Word by word
- saḥ
- he
- rudraḥ
- Rudra
- śaṁkaraḥ
- Śaṅkara
- sthāṇuḥ
- Sthāṇu
- kapardī
- Kapardin
- ca
- and
- trilōcanaḥ
- Trilocana
- trayī vidyā
- the threefold knowledge (the Veda)
- kāmadhēnuḥ
- the wish-granting cow
- sā strī
- she
- bhāṣā
- speech
- akṣarā
- the imperishable
- svarā
- tone
Meaning
The man is Śiva. The woman is the threefold Veda, speech, the imperishable syllable and the tone of recitation: Sarasvatī as the Veda, who will become Brahmā’s consort.