मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
पुनश् च रक्ताम्बरधृङ् मायामोहो ऽजितेक्षणः अन्यान् आहासुरान् गत्वा मृद्वल्पमधुराक्षरम्
punaś ca raktāmbaradhṛṅ māyāmoho 'jitekṣaṇaḥ anyān āhāsurān gatvā mṛdvalpamadhurākṣaram
मग पुन्हा मायेने मोह घालणारा—अजितदृष्टी—लाल वस्त्रे धारण करून इतर असुरांकडे गेला आणि मृदू, अल्प, मधुर अक्षरांच्या वाणीने बोलला।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Here māyā is shown as Vishnu’s sovereign power to redirect hostile forces (the Asuras) through delusion, serving the restoration of cosmic order rather than mere deception.
Parāśara depicts the Lord as approaching them with controlled speech—gentle, brief, and sweet—highlighting that divine persuasion can be as decisive as divine force.
‘Ajita’ underscores Vishnu’s invincibility: even when acting through māyā and soft words, his authority remains supreme and unassailable, aligning with Vaishnava views of Vishnu as the highest governor of order.