Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
एवमेष तथा अहं च द्वावप्यत्यन्तदुःखितौ ।
दृष्टदोषेऽपि विषये ममत्वाकृष्टमानसौ ॥
evam eṣa tathāhaṃ ca dvāv apy atyanta-duḥkhitau |
dṛṣṭa-doṣe 'pi viṣaye mamatvākṛṣṭa-mānasau ||
«وهكذا هو وأنا أيضًا—كلانا شديد الشقاء؛ فمع أن العيوب تُرى، تُساق عقولنا بدافع التملّك إلى نفس الأشياء (مواضع التعلّق).»
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Seeing defects in an object does not by itself end craving or attachment; the root is ‘mine-ness’ (appropriation). Ethical maturity requires uprooting possessiveness, not merely criticizing the object.
Still within the Devi Mahatmyam frame-dialogue; it prepares the metaphysical explanation of Mahāmāyā rather than presenting sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa material.
‘Viṣaya’ here can be read as the field of experience itself; the mind’s being ‘drawn’ indicates the binding śakti (ākarṣaṇa) of Māyā. Liberation begins when this attractive force is reoriented toward the Divine (Śakti as Mahāvidyā).