Shloka 29
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
राजोवाच
भगवंस्त्वामहं प्रष्टुमिच्छाम्येकं वदस्व तत् ।
दुःखाय यन्मे मनसः स्वचित्तायत्ततां विना ॥
rājā uvāca
bhagavaṃs tvām ahaṃ praṣṭum icchāmy ekaṃ vadasva tat |
duḥkhāya yan me manasaḥ sva-cittāyattatāṃ vinā ||
ဘုရင်က ဆိုသည်— «အရှင်မြတ်၊ ကျွန်ုပ် မေးလိုသည့် အရာတစ်ခုရှိပါသည်။ ကျွန်ုပ်၏ စိတ်သည် အဘယ်ကြောင့် ဝမ်းနည်းလာပြီး ကိုယ့်ဆန္ဒ (ကိုယ်ထိန်းချုပ်မှု) အပေါ် မတည်မငြိမ် ဖြစ်နေသနည်း၊ ပြောပြပါ။»
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FAQs
Suffering is linked to lack of sovereignty over one’s own mind; the king’s question reframes kingship as inner kingship—rule over impulses and attachments.
This is an upodghāta (preface) to the Devi Mahatmyam’s doctrine of Mahāmāyā; it is not itself a five-lakṣaṇa passage.
The king’s lost external kingdom parallels the inner condition: the ‘king’ (puruṣa/ego) finds the ‘realm’ (mind) not under his command due to Śakti’s veiling power.