Shloka 9
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
स तत्राश्रममद्राक्षीद् द्विजवर्यस्य मेधसः ।
प्रशान्तश्वापदाकीर्णं मुनिशिष्योपशोभितम् ॥
sa tatrāśramam adrākṣīd dvija-varyasya medhasaḥ |
praśānta-śvāpadākīrṇaṃ muni-śiṣyopaśobhitam ||
वहाँ उन्होंने श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण मेधा का आश्रम देखा, जो शांत हिंसक पशुओं से भरा था और मुनियों तथा शिष्यों से सुशोभित था।
FAQs
A true dharmic center pacifies even the surrounding ‘wildness’; association with sages is presented as a stabilizing refuge for the afflicted.
Not a primary pancalakṣaṇa category by itself; it functions as narrative scaffolding leading into the theological exposition central to the Devi Mahatmyam.
Peaceful beasts signify tamed instincts; the ashram represents an inner state where primal impulses become harmonized under wisdom (medhas = intelligence).