Shloka 68
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
ऋषिरुवाच एवम् स्तुता तदा देवी तामसी तत्र वेधसा ।
विष्णोः प्रबोधनार्थाय निहन्तुं मधुकैटभौ ॥
ṛṣir uvāca evaṃ stutā tadā devī tāmasī tatra vedhasā / viṣṇoḥ prabodhanārthāya nihantuṃ madhukaiṭabhau
رِشی نے کہا—اُس وقت ویدھس (برہما) کی ستوتی سے سراہي گئی وہ تامسی دیوی وہاں وِشنو کو بیدار کرنے کے لیے متحرک ہوئی، تاکہ مدھو اور کَیٹبھ کا وध ہو۔
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FAQs
The text frames Devī not as a passive abstraction but as an active power responding to sincere invocation; prayer is portrayed as aligning cosmic forces toward dharma.
Carita: a mythic episode that illustrates the functioning of divine powers in maintaining cosmic order at the beginning of the world-cycle.
Calling her ‘Tāmasī’ indicates tamas is not merely negative; it is a regulated cosmic principle under Devī’s sovereignty, withdrawn or deployed as needed.