Shloka 34
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
ऋषिरुवाच ज्ञानमस्ति समस्तस्य जन्तोर्विषयगोचरे ।
विषयश्च महाभाग याति चैवं पृथक् पृथक् ॥
ṛṣir uvāca jñānam asti samastasya jantor viṣaya-gocare / viṣayaś ca mahābhāga yāti caivaṃ pṛthak pṛthak
رِشی نے کہا—ہر مخلوق اپنے اپنے تجربے کے دائرے تک علم رکھتی ہے؛ اور وہ موضوعات، اے بزرگ، اپنی اپنی صورت میں جدا جدا ہوتے ہیں۔
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FAQs
Knowledge is conditioned by the knower’s faculties and domain; therefore, one should not absolutize one’s own viewpoint. This supports tolerance, careful inquiry, and the recognition that bondage can persist despite partial knowledge.
Didactic theology/ethics embedded in narrative (ancillary to pañcalakṣaṇa). It serves as a bridge from human psychology to the cosmic principle of Mahāmāyā.
The verse hints that cognition is ‘field-bound’ (kṣetra-baddha): awareness moves within a designed range. Mahāmāyā is the architect of these ranges, and transcendence requires moving beyond viṣaya-gocara.