Shloka 73
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
तावप्यतिबलोन्मत्तौ महामायाविमोहितौ ।
उक्तवन्तौ वरोऽस्मत्तो व्रियतामिति केशवम् ॥
tāv apy atibalonmattau mahāmāyāvimohitau | uktavantau varo 'smatto vriyatām iti keśavam ||
மிகுந்த வலிமையால் செருக்குற்றும், மகாமாயையால் மயக்கமுற்றும் இருந்த அந்த இருவரும் கேசவனிடம், 'எங்களிடமிருந்து ஒரு வரத்தைக் கேள்' என்று கூறினர்.
FAQs
Power without discernment becomes self-defeating: deluded by Mahāmāyā, the demons offer a boon that becomes the instrument of their own destruction.
Primarily relates to Manvantara (the Devī Māhātmyam is framed within a Manvantara account), with an itihāsa-style episode illustrating divine intervention.
Mahāmāyā is shown as the cosmic power that turns ego (asuric pride) into a trap; even a ‘gift’ offered from delusion becomes the means of liberation of the cosmos from obstruction.