Shloka 47
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
ऋषिरुवाच नित्यैव सा जगन्मूर्तिस्तया सर्वमिदं ततम् । तथापि तत्समुत्पत्तिर्बहुधा श्रूयतां मम ॥
ṛṣir uvāca nityaiva sā jagan-mūrtis tayā sarvam idaṃ tatam | tathāpi tat-samutpattir bahudhā śrūyatāṃ mama ||
رِشی نے کہا: وہ دیوی تو ازلی ہے، جگت کی مورت ہے؛ اسی سے یہ سب کچھ محیط ہے۔ پھر بھی اس کی ‘پیدائش’ کے بارے میں مجھ سے سنو، جیسا کہ اسے کئی طرح بیان کیا گیا ہے۔
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FAQs
Scriptural ‘origins’ of the Devī are pedagogical descriptions of her manifestations, not a denial of her eternality. This supports a layered reading of Purāṇic myth: literal narrative plus metaphysical doctrine.
Signals Pratisarga in a broad sense (periodic re-manifestation and divine intervention), while also grounding the account in a theological axiom (nityatva of Devī).
‘Jaganmūrti’ implies the cosmos is Devī’s body; thus battles and stories occur within her own manifestation. ‘Many ways’ suggests multiple upāyas (teaching devices) suited to different minds.