Varaha Purana 17.44: Adhyaya 17, Shloka 44
King Prajāpāla’s Visit to Sage Mahātapā’s Hermitage and the Doctrinal Praise of Nārāyaṇa
ततो माया अब्रवीत् कोपात् सा च दुर्गा प्रकीर्तिता । न मया अस्य विना भूतिरित्युक्त्वा अन्तर्दधे पुनः ॥ १७.४४ ॥
tato māyā ’bravīt kopāt sā ca durgā prakīrtitā | na mayā ’sya vinā bhūtir ity uktvā ’ntardadhe punaḥ || 17.44 ||
Kemudian Māyā berkata dengan murka—dialah yang juga dipuji sebagai Durgā. Setelah menyatakan, “Tanpa aku, tiada kemakmuran baginya,” dia pun lenyap sekali lagi.
Māyā (identified as Durgā)
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a personified power (Māyā) asserts indispensability for worldly flourishing (bhūti) and then performs antardhāna (withdrawal), a literary device used to mark shifts in agency and causality within the story.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a dialogue/narrative moment focused on the figure Māyā (also called Durgā).
The verse implicitly frames prosperity (bhūti) as contingent and relational—dependent on enabling conditions or powers—highlighting a philosophical caution against assuming self-sufficiency in agency and outcomes.
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