Shloka 45
नग्न-परिभाषा तथा देव-स्तोत्रपूर्वक मायामोह-उत्पत्ति
Defining ‘Nagna’ and the Devas’ Hymn Leading to Māyāmoha
इत्य् उक्ताः प्रणिपत्यैनं ययुर् देवा यथागतम् मायामोहो ऽपि तैः सार्धं ययौ यत्र महासुराः
ity uktāḥ praṇipatyainaṃ yayur devā yathāgatam māyāmoho 'pi taiḥ sārdhaṃ yayau yatra mahāsurāḥ
Так наставленные, боги пали ниц перед ним и ушли, возвращаясь тем же путём, каким пришли. И Майямоха также отправился с ними туда, где пребывали могучие асуры, дабы по наваждению, установленному Господом, их сила отвратилась от истинного порядка дхармы.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
Māyāmoha represents divinely sanctioned delusion used to redirect the Asuras away from dharma, allowing cosmic balance to be restored under Vishnu’s sovereignty.
Parāśara presents māyā as an instrument within the divine order: it can veil discernment when beings oppose dharma, showing that cosmic governance operates through both revelation and concealment.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the episode assumes his supreme governance: the gods act under higher command, and māyā functions as a means by which the Supreme Reality preserves dharma and universal order.