Shloka 42
नग्न-परिभाषा तथा देव-स्तोत्रपूर्वक मायामोह-उत्पत्ति
Defining ‘Nagna’ and the Devas’ Hymn Leading to Māyāmoha
मायामोहो ऽयम् अखिलान् दैत्यांस् तान् मोहयिष्यति ततो वध्या भविष्यन्ति वेदमार्गबहिष्कृताः
māyāmoho 'yam akhilān daityāṃs tān mohayiṣyati tato vadhyā bhaviṣyanti vedamārgabahiṣkṛtāḥ
Esta própria ilusão, nascida de maya, confundirá todos aqueles Daityas; e então — expulsos do caminho do Veda — eles se tornarão aptos a serem mortos.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
FAQs
Māyā-moha is portrayed as a divinely permitted delusion that turns the Daityas away from Vedic dharma, making their eventual defeat part of restoring cosmic order.
Parāśara links their vulnerability to their exclusion from the Vedic path—once they abandon Vedic authority and dharma, their destruction becomes a justified consequence within the moral structure of the Purāṇa.
Even when not named in the verse, the narrative frames Vishnu as the Supreme governor of dharma: māyā and its effects function under his overarching sovereignty to re-balance the world.