Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
ममत्वं गतराज्यस्य राज्याङ्गेष्वखिलेष्वपि ।
जानतोऽपि यथाज्ञस्य किमेतन्मुनिसत्तम ॥
mamatvaṃ gata-rājyasya rājyāṅgeṣv akhileṣv api |
jānato 'pi yathājñasya kim etan muni-sattama ||
「たとえ我が王国は失われても、そのあらゆる部分に対する所有の執着が私の内に残っています。真理を知りながら、知らぬ者のようです。これは何なのでしょう、賢者の中の最勝よ。」
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Identity clings to roles and possessions even after loss; wisdom must become assimilated (not merely conceptual) to uproot ‘mine-ness’.
Didactic frame for the Devi Mahatmyam’s metaphysics of delusion; not a direct five-lakṣaṇa unit.
‘Mine-ness’ is a signature of ahaṃkāra under Mahāmāyā. The king’s confession prepares for the doctrine that the Goddess both binds (as delusion) and frees (as wisdom).