Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Chapter 1 · sṛṣṭikramakathanādhyāyaḥ · सृष्टिक्रमकथनाध्यायः · Verse 13
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
व्यक्तात्मकस्त्रिभिर्युक्तः कथ्यतेऽनन्तशक्तिमान् ।
सत्त्वप्रधाना श्रीशक्तिर्भूशक्तिश्च रजोगुणा
IAST Transliteration
vyaktātmakastribhiryuktaḥ kathyate'nantaśaktimān | sattvapradhānā śrīśaktirbhūśaktiśca rajoguṇā
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

The three powers are: Śrī Śakti (Mother Lakṣmī) with Sattva Guṇa, Bhū Śakti (Mother Earth) with Rajoguṇa, and Nīlā Śakti with Tamoguṇa. Apart from the three, the fourth kind of Viṣṇu, influenced by Śrī Śakti and Bhū Śakti, assumes the form of Saṅkarṣaṇa with Tamo Guṇa, of Pradyumna with Rajoguṇa, and of Aniruddha with Sattva Guṇa.

Hindi

तीन शक्तियाँ हैं — सत्त्वगुण-युक्त श्री शक्ति (माता लक्ष्मी), रजोगुण-युक्त भू शक्ति (माता पृथ्वी), तथा तमोगुण-युक्त नीला शक्ति । इन तीनों के अतिरिक्त, श्री व भू शक्ति के संयोग से विष्णु तीन रूप धारण करते हैं — तमोगुण-युक्त संकर्षण, रजोगुण-युक्त प्रद्युम्न, तथा सत्त्वगुण-युक्त अनिरुद्ध ।

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