Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
एवमेषा समुत्पन्ना ब्रह्मणा संस्तुता स्वयम् ।
प्रभावमस्या देव्यास्तु भूयः शृणु वदामि ते ॥
evam eṣā samutpannā brahmaṇā saṃstutā svayam | prabhāvam asyā devyās tu bhūyaḥ śṛṇu vadāmi te ||
এইদৰে সেই দেৱী প্ৰাদুৰ্ভূত হৈ স্বয়ং ব্ৰহ্মাই স্তৱন কৰিলে। এতিয়া পুনৰ শুনা; মই তোমাক সেই দেৱীৰ মাহাত্ম্য ক’ম।
The episode is framed as revelation of Devī’s prabhāva: even the creator-god recognizes and praises the higher power that enables cosmic functioning.
Serves as connective tissue in Manvantara narration, pointing to recurring divine interventions across time-cycles.
Devī’s ‘manifestation’ is the surfacing of consciousness/power when invoked by stuti; praise (stotra) operates as an awakening key within the mythic-symbolic language.