 Another interpretation regards the trio as the three eyes of Shiva . Devasena and Valli are representations of <unk> shakti ( the power of action ) and <unk> @-@ shakti ( will @-@ power ) respectively ; while their Lord Kartikeya is the third eye , the symbol of the transcendental jnana @-@ shakti ( the power of knowledge ) . In Tamil literature , two kinds of love are mentioned : <unk> ( " chastity " ) , love bound in the traditional marriage , represented by Devasena and <unk> , love before marriage , conveyed by Valli . Devasena represents " the conventional , control , ritualized approach to worship " God , while Valli is worship through " ecstasy and self @-@ abandonment " . Devasena is the epitome of chastity and purity . In trinity of gunas , she is the middle guna – Rajas , symbolizing " rulership , fixity , and stability " . Kartikeya is the most superior Sattva ( pure ) , while Valli is the inferior tamas ( dark ) . 
