Shloka 4
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
त्वं वैष्णवी शक्तिरनन्तवीर्या विश्वस्य बीजं परमासि माया ।
सम्मोहितं देवि समस्तमेतत्तवैव वै प्रसन्ना भुवि मुक्तिहेतुः ॥
tvaṃ vaiṣṇavī śaktir ananta-vīryā viśvasya bījaṃ paramāsi māyā | saṃmohitaṃ devi samastam etat tavaiva vai prasannā bhuvi mukti-hetuḥ ||
Engkaulah kuasa Vaiṣṇavī, dengan keberanian yang tiada bertepi; Engkaulah benih alam semesta; Engkaulah Māyā yang tertinggi. Wahai Dewi, segala ini diperdaya oleh-Mu; namun Engkau sahaja, apabila berkenan di dunia, menjadi sebab pembebasan (mokṣa).
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FAQs
The same divine power that binds through delusion also frees through grace; therefore one should not absolutize worldly appearances but seek the source (Devī) with devotion and discernment.
Aligned with sarga/pratisarga as it names Devī the ‘seed’ (bīja) of the cosmos and the power by which manifestation appears (māyā).
Māyā here is not merely ‘illusion’ but the Goddess’ creative-concealing power. Liberation occurs when that same power ‘turns transparent’ through prasāda, revealing the ground-reality.