Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
लक्ष्मि लज्जे महाविद्ये श्रद्धे पुष्टे स्वधे ध्रुवे ।
महारात्रे महामाये नारायणी नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
lakṣmi lajje mahāvidye śraddhe puṣṭe svadhe dhruve / mahārātre mahāmāye nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te
హే నారాయణీ, నీకు నమస్కారం—హే లక్ష్మీ, హే లజ్జా, హే మహావిద్యా, హే శ్రద్ధా, హే పుష్టి, హే స్వధా, హే ధ్రువా; హే మహారాత్రి, హే మహామాయా।
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Devī is identified with both inner virtues (modesty, faith) and outer flourishing (prosperity, nourishment). Ethics and prosperity are not opposed; both are expressions of the same sacred power when aligned with dharma.
Carita (hymnic theology) with a dharma-facing function: it links Purāṇic devotion to daily life—virtue, ritual duty (svadhā), and steadfastness (dhruvā).
Mahāmāyā and Mahārātrī point to Devī as the power that veils and reveals reality: the same māyā that binds also becomes vidyā that liberates when approached with śraddhā and inner restraint (lajjā).