land covered by three steps —

 for three steps of land —

if one were to analyse as to which these three are —

the three types of agni (the element, fire) —

aren’t they three? —

in matters relating to the (popular) three-fold qualities [sathva, rajas, thamas] of the worlds —

burning down the three towns —

twenty shoulders —

the three types of chĕthanas (souls) and achĕthana (matter) which are well known from pramāṇams (authentic scriptures) —

three types of chĕthanas (sentient beings) and achĕthanas (insentient entities) —

three worlds —

the three worlds —

in thamizh that is of three categories of iyal (prose), isai (poetry/songs), nātakam (conversational); —

at all times (past, present and future) —

the three entities (brahmā, vishṇu andn rudhra) who have beautiful forms —

as antharyāmi for the three mūrthys —

having the variations based on sathvam (goodness), rajas (passion) and thamas (ignorance) qualities, as attributes —

 three —

 three capital cities —

 with three fires —