॥ ज्ञान भक्ति कर्म क्रमतः॥

(Sung by Smt. Devi)

ज्ञान भक्ति कर्म क्रमतः
त्रिमूर्ति गुरवः कलिता दत्त! (पल्लवी)

O Datta! Your three divine forms i.e. Śiva, Viṣṇu and Brahmā descended down as the three divine preachers called Śaṅkara, Rāmānuja and Madhva, to preach knowledge, devotion and service respectively.

ज्ञानमाद्यं शङ्करतो धीः,
यद्विना तु नाऽन्ये भवतः ।।

(The first is the Spiritual knowledge without which devotion and practice are impossible to take birth and this was established by Śaṅkara.

ज्ञानात् भक्तिर् जायते हि,
रामानुजतः शक्त्यावेशः ।।

The second step is the devotion that is born from knowledge, which is force of inspiration and this was established by Rāmānuja.

कर्म सेवा द्विविधा मध्वात्,
या हि परीक्षा सत्य भक्तेः ।।

The third step is practical action, which is Sacrifice of work and Sacrifice of fruit of work and which is the test for the true love and this was established by Madhva.