Shloka 53
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
Sanskrit
ब्रह्मोवाच विश्वेश्वरीं जगद्धात्रीं स्थितिसंहारकारिणीम् ।
निद्रां भगवतीं विष्णोरतुलां तेजसः प्रभुः ॥
Transliteration
brahmovāca viśveśvarīṁ jagaddhātrīṁ sthiti-saṁhārakāriṇīm | nidrāṁ bhagavatīṁ viṣṇor atulāṁ tejasaḥ prabhuḥ ||
Translation
Brahmā sprach: Der Herr Brahmā, Meister des Glanzes, pries die Souveräne des Universums—die Trägerin der Welt, die Wirkende von Erhaltung und Auflösung—, nämlich Nidrā, den seligen Schlaf Viṣṇus, unvergleichlich an Strahlkraft.
Speakers
Brahmā addressing the Goddess (Yoganidrā/Mahāmāyā) to awaken Viṣṇu
Primary Deities
BrahmāViṣṇuDevī (Mahādevī/Yoganidrā)
Key ThemesShaktismCosmic functions (creation–preservation–dissolution)Devī as supreme powerHymn (stuti)