Shloka 12
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
इत्य् अनेकान्तवादं च मायामोहेन नैकधा तेन दर्शयता दैत्याः स्वधर्मांस् त्याजिता द्विज
ity anekāntavādaṃ ca māyāmohena naikadhā tena darśayatā daityāḥ svadharmāṃs tyājitā dvija
अशा प्रकारे माया-मोहाने त्याने अनेक रीतींनी ‘अनेकान्तवाद’ मांडला; आणि तो असा दाखविला गेल्यामुळे, हे द्विज, दैत्यांनी आपले स्वधर्म सोडून दिले।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; addressing him as dvija)
FAQs
It denotes a divinely permitted delusion through which beings—here, the Daityas—are steered into confusion, resulting in the abandonment of their rightful dharma.
He frames it as a teaching presented “in many ways” (naikadhā) that produces uncertainty and thereby dislodges adherence to svadharma, functioning as a narrative mechanism for moral and cosmic decline.
The verse supports the Purāṇic theme that dharma and cosmic order ultimately rest under Vishnu’s sovereignty: deviations occur through māyā’s operation, but the overarching governance of order and restoration remains anchored in the Supreme Lord.