Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
नेत्रास्यनासिका-बाहु-हृदयebhyस्तथोरसः ।
निर्गम्य दर्शने तस्थौ ब्रह्मणोऽव्यक्तजन्मनः ॥
netrāsya-nāsikā-bāhu-hṛdayebhyas tathorasaḥ / nirgāmya darśane tasthau brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ
तस्य नेत्रमुखनासिकाभ्यः बाहुभ्यः हृदयात् वक्षसश्चैव निर्गत्य सा ब्रह्मणः पुरतः प्रादुरभवत्, अव्यक्तसमुद्भवा।
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Consciousness and agency return when the veiling power withdraws; the verse dramatizes how inner faculties (senses, heart, breath) are energized or suspended by śakti.
Sarga-themed symbolism embedded in Carita: it depicts the functional anatomy of cosmic personhood—how powers inhabit and depart the divine body.
Her emergence from multiple organs signifies pervasion: Nidra is not localized but saturates perception, speech, action, and mind; liberation is the coordinated withdrawal of that covering.