Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 86
मोहयैतौ दुराधर्षावसुरौ मधुकैटभौ। प्रबोधं च जगत्स्वामी नीयतामच्युतो लघु ॥ ८६ ॥
mōhayaitau durādharṣāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau | prabōdhaṁ ca jagatsvāmī nīyatāmacyutō laghu || 86 ||
Translation
'Bewilder these two formidable demons, Madhu and Kaitabha. And quickly bring the infallible Lord of the world, Acyuta, to awakening.'
Word by word
- durādharṣau
- the formidable ones
- asurau
- demons
- mohaya
- delude, bewilder
- etau
- these two
- madhukaiṭabhau
- Madhu and Kaitabha
- prabodham
- awakening
- ca
- and
- jagatsvāmī
- the Lord of the world (Vishnu)
- nīyatām
- let be brought to
- acyutaḥ
- the infallible one (Vishnu)
- laghu
- quickly
Meaning
After his magnificent praise, Brahmā makes his specific prayer. He asks the Goddess to use her power of delusion (mohaya) on the demons, making them vulnerable. Simultaneously, he prays for her to withdraw her sleep from Vishnu (prabodham nīyatām) so that he may awaken and prepare to confront the demons.