Shloka 78
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
एवमेषा समुत्पन्ना ब्रह्मणा संस्तुता स्वयम् ।
प्रभावमस्या देव्यास्तु भूयः शृणु वदामि ते ॥
evam eṣā samutpannā brahmaṇā saṃstutā svayam | prabhāvam asyā devyās tu bhūyaḥ śṛṇu vadāmi te ||
یوں وہ دیوی ظاہر ہوئی اور خود برہما نے اس کی ستوتی کی۔ اب پھر سنو، میں تمہیں اس دیوی کی عظمت بیان کرتا ہوں۔
FAQs
The episode is framed as revelation of Devī’s prabhāva: even the creator-god recognizes and praises the higher power that enables cosmic functioning.
Serves as connective tissue in Manvantara narration, pointing to recurring divine interventions across time-cycles.
Devī’s ‘manifestation’ is the surfacing of consciousness/power when invoked by stuti; praise (stotra) operates as an awakening key within the mythic-symbolic language.