Lord Śiva Bewildered by Mohinī
Viṣṇu’s Yoga-māyā and the Limits of Ascetic Power
आद्यन्तावस्य यन्मध्यमिदमन्यदहं बहि: । यतोऽव्ययस्य नैतानि तत् सत्यं ब्रह्म चिद्भवान् ॥ ५ ॥
ādy-antāv asya yan madhyam idam anyad ahaṁ bahiḥ yato ’vyayasya naitāni tat satyaṁ brahma cid bhavān
此宇宙的始与终、中间、显与不显、我执(ahaṅkāra)以及一切展开皆由你而出;然而你是不坏的真实、具纯觉(cit)之至上梵(Brahman),故生灭等变相不在你中。
According to the Vedic mantras, yato vā imāni bhūtāni jāyante: everything is an emanation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As stated by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gītā (7.4) :
It identifies the Supreme as the one Reality beyond all dualities—beginning/end, inside/outside—describing Him as satya (truth) and Brahman, of the nature of pure consciousness.
In the Mohinī-mūrti context, Śiva offers philosophical praise to Viṣṇu, acknowledging Him as the imperishable Absolute in whom all distinctions dissolve.
By remembering the Divine as the unchanging consciousness behind changing experiences, one can reduce anxiety from opposites and cultivate steadier devotion and clarity.