Shloka 42
नग्न-परिभाषा तथा देव-स्तोत्रपूर्वक मायामोह-उत्पत्ति
Defining ‘Nagna’ and the Devas’ Hymn Leading to Māyāmoha
मायामोहो ऽयम् अखिलान् दैत्यांस् तान् मोहयिष्यति ततो वध्या भविष्यन्ति वेदमार्गबहिष्कृताः
māyāmoho 'yam akhilān daityāṃs tān mohayiṣyati tato vadhyā bhaviṣyanti vedamārgabahiṣkṛtāḥ
This very delusion, born of māyā, will bewilder all those Daityas; and then—cast out from the path of the Veda—they will become fit to be slain.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Concept: Once deluded into rejecting the Vedic path, the daityas lose dharmic protection and become liable to righteous destruction—dharma functions as a real qualifier of moral legitimacy.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Guard one’s discernment: abandoning ethical foundations makes one vulnerable; maintain śāstra-aligned conduct to preserve inner strength and clarity.
Vishishtadvaita: Shows dharma as the Lord’s ordered law in a real world; eligibility (yogyatā) changes with alignment to Veda, consistent with a governed, dependent cosmos.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
Māyā-moha is portrayed as a divinely permitted delusion that turns the Daityas away from Vedic dharma, making their eventual defeat part of restoring cosmic order.
Parāśara links their vulnerability to their exclusion from the Vedic path—once they abandon Vedic authority and dharma, their destruction becomes a justified consequence within the moral structure of the Purāṇa.
Even when not named in the verse, the narrative frames Vishnu as the Supreme governor of dharma: māyā and its effects function under his overarching sovereignty to re-balance the world.