Shloka 34
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
ऋषिरुवाच ज्ञानमस्ति समस्तस्य जन्तोर्विषयगोचरे ।
विषयश्च महाभाग याति चैवं पृथक् पृथक् ॥
ṛṣir uvāca jñānam asti samastasya jantor viṣaya-gocare / viṣayaś ca mahābhāga yāti caivaṃ pṛthak pṛthak
Der Weise sprach: „Jedes Wesen besitzt Erkenntnis im Bereich seiner eigenen Erfahrungsgegenstände; und diese Gegenstände, o Edler, sind demgemäß verschieden—ein jedes auf seine Weise.“
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FAQs
Knowledge is conditioned by the knower’s faculties and domain; therefore, one should not absolutize one’s own viewpoint. This supports tolerance, careful inquiry, and the recognition that bondage can persist despite partial knowledge.
Didactic theology/ethics embedded in narrative (ancillary to pañcalakṣaṇa). It serves as a bridge from human psychology to the cosmic principle of Mahāmāyā.
The verse hints that cognition is ‘field-bound’ (kṣetra-baddha): awareness moves within a designed range. Mahāmāyā is the architect of these ranges, and transcendence requires moving beyond viṣaya-gocara.