Shloka 31
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
अयं च निकृतः पुत्रैर्दारैर्भृत्यैस्तथोज्झितः ।
स्वजनेन च सन्त्यक्तस्तेषु हार्दे तथाप्यति ॥
ayaṃ ca nikṛtaḥ putrair dārair bhṛtyais tathojjhitaḥ |
svajanena ca santyaktas teṣu hārde tathāpy ati ||
अयं च नरः—पुत्रैर्वञ्चितः, भार्यादासैश्च परित्यक्तः, स्वजनैश्च परिहृतः—तथापि तेषु गाढं स्नेहं वहति।
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FAQs
The problem is universal across social roles: betrayal does not automatically end attachment. Recognizing this shared bondage is the first step toward seeking a higher remedy.
Narrative framing before the Goddess-centered revelation; not a cosmological/genealogical passage.
The verse underscores the non-personal nature of bondage: it is not merely ‘my story’ but a structural feature of embodied mind under Śakti’s projecting force.