Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 20
The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya
श्रद्धा स्मृतिः पुष्टिरथो क्षमा च छाया च शक्तिः कमलालया च वृत्तिर्दया भ्रान्ति रथेह माया नमो ऽस्तु दैव्यै भवरूपिकायै
śraddhā smṛtiḥ puṣṭiratho kṣamā ca chāyā ca śaktiḥ kamalālayā ca vṛttirdayā bhrānti ratheha māyā namo 'stu daivyai bhavarūpikāyai
তেওঁ শ্ৰদ্ধা, স্মৃতি, পুষ্টি আৰু ক্ষমা; তেওঁ ছায়া, শক্তি আৰু কমলালয়া (লক্ষ্মীৰ নিবাস)ও। তেওঁ বৃত্তি, দয়া, ভ্ৰান্তি—ইয়াত তেওঁ মায়া। ভৱৰূপিণী দিব্য দেৱীক নমস্কাৰ।
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FAQs
Ethically, the verse sacralizes virtues (faith, patience, compassion) as expressions of Devī, encouraging their cultivation as worship-in-action; philosophically, it teaches that even delusion (bhrānti) and worldly becoming (bhava) operate within the divine scope, inviting discernment rather than nihilism.
This is theological-ethical instruction through stuti rather than sarga/pratisarga genealogies; it functions as dharma-upadeśa embedded in narrative, complementing the Purāṇa’s broader aims even if not one of the five marks in a strict cataloging sense.
By pairing virtues with māyā and bhrānti, the text frames Śakti as both the luminous and obscuring principle—suggesting liberation comes through understanding her operations (māyā) and aligning with her sattvic expressions (śraddhā, kṣamā, dayā).