Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 66
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
सा त्वमित्थं प्रभावैः स्वैरुदारैर्देवि संस्तुता ।
मोहयैतौ दुराधर्षावसुरौ मधुकैटभौ ॥
sā tvam itthaṃ prabhāvaiḥ svair udārair devi saṃstutā / mohayaitau durādharṣāv asurau madhukaiṭabhau
આ રીતે તારા પોતાના મહિમા અને શક્તિઓ દ્વારા સ્તુત થયેલી હે દેવી! તે બે અજેય દૈત્યો—મધુ અને કૈટભને મોહમાં નાખ.
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FAQs
When adharma becomes unassailable by ordinary means, the tradition depicts reliance on divine śakti—not merely force, but strategic wisdom (mohana) that neutralizes destructive arrogance.
Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of divine-demonic conflict) within a cosmogonic frame; it illustrates how cosmic order is restored through divine agency.
The request for ‘mohana’ suggests that binding and releasing are both powers of Devī; delusion can be turned against delusion—ego is undone by a higher māyā.