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राम

The Nature of Sītā

The three sounds of her name

Unit 3 of 37 · printed source 90

Sanskrit · Devanagari

सीता इति त्रिवर्णात्मा साक्षान्मायामयी भवेत्। विष्णुः प्रपञ्चबीजं च माया ईकार उच्यते ॥ ३ ॥

IAST

sītā iti trivarṇātmā sākṣānmāyāmayī bhavet| viṣṇuḥ prapañcabījaṃ ca māyā īkāra ucyate || 3 ||

Fresh English translation

The name Sītā consists of three sounds and directly embodies Māyā. Viṣṇu is the seed of the manifest universe, while Māyā is expressed by the long vowel ī.