Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 59–60
राजोवाच ॥ ५९ ॥ भगवन् का हि सा देवी महामायेति यां भवान् ॥ ६० ॥
rājōvāca || 59 || bhagavan kā hi sā dēvī mahāmāyēti yāṁ bhavān || 60 ||
Translation
The king said: 'O Blessed One, who indeed is that Goddess whom you call Mahāmāyā?'
Word by word
- bhagavan
- O Blessed One
- kā
- who
- hi
- indeed
- sā
- that
- dēvī
- Goddess
- mahāmāyā
- Mahāmāyā
- iti
- thus
- yāṁ
- whom
- bhavān
- you
Meaning
Fascinated and filled with devotion, King Suratha asks for a fuller explanation. He wants to understand the origin, nature, and glory of this supreme power that has been described to him.