LS v21 n 49

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sarvAruNA.anavadyAN^gI sarvAbharaNabhuShitA |

shivakAmeshvarAN^kasthA shivA svAdhinavallabhA ||

 

49. AUM sarvAruNAyai namaH

 

Salutations to HER who is entirely red (face, limbs, ornaments,

clothes, etc.) in complexion.

 

This name occurs in both trishati and sahasranAma

 

bhAskararAya writes in saubhAgyabhAskara:

 

vasana AbharaNa kusuma kAnti yukta.m sarava.m eva aruNa.m yasyAH

 

 

shankara in his trishati bhAshya writes:

 

sarveShvaN^geShvaruNA AraktavatI, "asau yastAmro.aruNaH" iti

shruteH ||

 

 

The commentary I have on sahasranAma (Ammachi publications) adds

that SHE is red in all levels. At a gross level, her clothes,

ornamentsm face etc shine in red color. At the level of activity,

SHE assumes rajas in creating the jagat, which is associated with

redness. Often shiva is associated with prakAsha and ambaaL with

vimarsha, and vimarsha is red.

 

As we see, in all the three, shankara is quite unique in

establishing a vedic link. HIS presentation of trishatI is

entirely vedantic and relies on shruti.