Shloka 78
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
एवमेषा समुत्पन्ना ब्रह्मणा संस्तुता स्वयम् ।
प्रभावमस्या देव्यास्तु भूयः शृणु वदामि ते ॥
evam eṣā samutpannā brahmaṇā saṃstutā svayam | prabhāvam asyā devyās tu bhūyaḥ śṛṇu vadāmi te ||
एवं सा देवी प्रादुर्भूता ब्रह्मणा स्वयमेव स्तुता च। इदानीं पुनः शृणु, यथा अहं ते अस्याः देव्या माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि॥
FAQs
The episode is framed as revelation of Devī’s prabhāva: even the creator-god recognizes and praises the higher power that enables cosmic functioning.
Serves as connective tissue in Manvantara narration, pointing to recurring divine interventions across time-cycles.
Devī’s ‘manifestation’ is the surfacing of consciousness/power when invoked by stuti; praise (stotra) operates as an awakening key within the mythic-symbolic language.