Shloka 7
Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon
हेतुः समस्तजगतां त्रिगुणापि दोषैर् न ज्ञायसे हरिहरादिभिरप्यपारा । सर्वाश्रयाखिलमिदं जगदंशभूतम् अव्याकृता हि परमा प्रकृतिस्त्वमाद्या ॥
hetuḥ samastajagatāṃ triguṇāpi doṣair na jñāyase hariharādibhirapyapārā / sarvāśrayākhilamidaṃ jagadaṃśabhūtam avyākṛtā hi paramā prakṛtistvamādyā
त्वं सर्वलोकानां कारणम्। त्रिगुणात्मिका सती दोषैर्न ज्ञायसे; हरिहरादिभिरपि देवैः त्वमनवगम्या। त्वं सर्वेषां शरणम्; अयं जगत् तवांशमात्रम्। त्वमव्यक्ता परा आद्या प्रकृतिः।
FAQs
This verse bridges Samkhya philosophy and Shaktism. It identifies the Goddess as Mulaprakriti (Primordial Nature), the source of the three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas), yet asserts She is free from the binding defects (doshas) usually associated with material nature.
While situated in the Manvantara section, this verse deals with the definitions of Sarga (Creation) by establishing the Goddess as the efficient and material cause (Hetu) of the universe.
The verse establishes the supremacy of the Divine Mother over the male Trinity (Hari and Hara), stating that even they cannot fathom Her limitlessness. It describes the visible universe as merely a fractional manifestation (amsha) of Her unmanifest (avyakrita) wholeness.