Shloka 28

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

त्वं विद्या त्वं महामाया विष्णोर्लोकैकपालिनः । स्वशक्त्या सृजसीदं त्वं पालयस्यपि मोहिनि

Transliteration

tvaṃ vidyā tvaṃ mahāmāyā viṣṇorlokaikapālinaḥ | svaśaktyā sṛjasīdaṃ tvaṃ pālayasyapi mohini

Translation

നീയാണ് വിദ്യ; ലോകൈകപാലകനായ വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ മഹാമായയും നീയേ. സ്വശക്തിയാൽ നീ ഈ വിശ്വം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്നു; ഹേ മോഹിനീ, അതിനെ നീ തന്നെ പാലിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vidyā: knowledge, learning
• vidyā: Samanadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahā-māyā: great illusion/power of delusion
• mahā-māyā: Samanadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती माया)

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• loka-eka-pālinaḥ: of the sole protector of the world
• loka-eka-pālinaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + eka + pālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘viṣṇoḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष: (लोकस्य एकः पालिन्)

• sva-śaktyā: by (your) own power
• sva-śaktyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य शक्तिः)

• sṛjasi: you create
• sṛjasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• idam: this (universe)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pālayasi: you protect
• pālayasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pāl (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• mोहini: O enchantress/deluder
• mोहini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (a devotee/praiser addressing the Goddess as Viṣṇu’s Mahāmāyā)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: viṣṇorlokaikapālinaḥ = viṣṇoḥ + loka-eka-pālinaḥ; sṛjasīdaṃ = sṛjasi + idam; pālayasyapi = pālayasi + api.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Mahāmāyā (Goddess/Māyā)
• Mohinī

FAQs

What theological idea does this verse express about Mahāmāyā?

It presents Mahāmāyā as Viṣṇu’s cosmic power through which creation and maintenance of the universe occur—linking divine knowledge (vidyā) and manifestation (māyā) in a Vaishnava framework.

Why is the Goddess called both Vidyā and Mohinī here?

Vidyā highlights liberating wisdom, while Mohinī highlights the power that enchants and veils reality; together they describe the same divine power as both revealing and concealing.

Does the verse mention dissolution (pralaya) as well?

No. This śloka explicitly mentions creation (sṛjasi) and protection/sustenance (pālayasi), but not dissolution; other passages typically complete the triad with saṃhāra/pralaya.