Shloka 31
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
विद्यासु शास्त्रेषु विवेकदीपेष्वाद्येषु वाक्येषु च का त्वदन्या ।
ममत्वगर्तेऽतिमहान्धकारे विभ्रामयत्येतदतीव विश्वम् ॥
vidyāsu śāstreṣu vivekadīpeṣv ādyeṣu vākyeṣu ca kā tvadanyā | mamatvagarte 'timahāndhakāre vibhrāmayatyetadatīva viśvam ||
علوم میں، شاستروں میں، تمیز کے چراغوں میں اور ازلی کلمات میں—تمہارے سوا وہاں کون ہے؟ پھر بھی یہ سارا جہان بڑے فریب میں مبتلا ہو کر ‘ممیّت/میراپن’ کے کنویں کی گہری تاریکی میں بھٹکتا پھرتا ہے۔
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FAQs
Even when wisdom-resources exist (learning, scripture, discernment), the world remains bound by ‘mine-ness.’ The ethical teaching is to weaken possessiveness and ego, making knowledge transformative rather than merely informational.
A doctrinal reflection embedded in the Devī narrative: it is a philosophical stuti, not a cosmological or dynastic section of pancalakṣaṇa.
Devī is identified with the inner light of viveka and the primal power of speech (vāk). The ‘pit of mamatva’ is avidyā’s core: liberation is portrayed as Devī’s grace manifesting as non-appropriative awareness.