Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
यत्स्वभावा च सा देवी यत्स्वरूपा यदुद्भवा । तत् सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्तो ब्रह्मविदां वर ॥
yat-svabhāvā ca sā devī yat-svarūpā yad-udbhavā | tat sarvaṃ śrotum icchāmi tvatto brahma-vidāṃ vara ||
ଦେବୀଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱଭାବ କ’ଣ, ତତ୍ତ୍ୱତଃ ତାଙ୍କର ସତ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱରୂପ କ’ଣ, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ବିଭୂତି (ପ୍ରକାଶ) କ’ଣ—ଏ ସବୁ ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛି, ହେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମବିଦାଂ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ।
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The verse prioritizes śravaṇa (listening to authoritative teaching) as a means to right understanding. It also distinguishes three levels of doctrine: essence (svarūpa), disposition/power (svabhāva), and historical manifestation (udbhava).
Serves as the prompt for a pratisarga-style account (periodic manifestations to restore cosmic order), embedded within the Māhātmya narrative rather than a standalone cosmological chapter.
The triad svabhāva–svarūpa–udbhava can be read as śakti’s three registers: transcendence (svarūpa), immanence as law/power (svabhāva), and episodic avatāra-like disclosure (udbhava).