Shloka 46
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
यत्स्वभावा च सा देवी यत्स्वरूपा यदुद्भवा । तत् सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्तो ब्रह्मविदां वर ॥
yat-svabhāvā ca sā devī yat-svarūpā yad-udbhavā | tat sarvaṃ śrotum icchāmi tvatto brahma-vidāṃ vara ||
देवीचा स्वभाव काय, तिचे तत्त्वतः स्वरूप काय, आणि तिची विभूती (प्रकटता) काय—हे सर्व मला तुमच्याकडून ऐकायचे आहे, हे ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ।
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FAQs
The verse prioritizes śravaṇa (listening to authoritative teaching) as a means to right understanding. It also distinguishes three levels of doctrine: essence (svarūpa), disposition/power (svabhāva), and historical manifestation (udbhava).
Serves as the prompt for a pratisarga-style account (periodic manifestations to restore cosmic order), embedded within the Māhātmya narrative rather than a standalone cosmological chapter.
The triad svabhāva–svarūpa–udbhava can be read as śakti’s three registers: transcendence (svarūpa), immanence as law/power (svabhāva), and episodic avatāra-like disclosure (udbhava).