अथासुरं मयं नाम तक्षकस्य निवेशनात् ॥
विप्रद्रवन्तं सहसा ददर्श मधुसूदनः ॥
तम् अग्निः प्रार्थयाम् आस दिधक्षुर् वातसारथिः ॥
देहवान् वै जटी भूत्वा नदंश् च जलदो यथा ॥
जिघांसुर् वासुदेवश् च चक्रम् उद्यम्य विष्ठितः ॥
athāsuraṃ mayaṃ nāma takṣakasya niveśanāt ||
vipradravantaṃ sahasā dadarśa madhusūdanaḥ ||
tam agniḥ prārthayām āsa didhakṣur vātasārathiḥ ||
dehavān vai jaṭī bhūtvā nadaṃś ca jalado yathā ||
jighāṃsur vāsudevaś ca cakram udyamya viṣṭhitaḥ ||
Then Madhusudana beheld the asura named Maya fleeing swiftly from the dwelling of Takshaka; the fire, whose charioteer is the wind, desired to overtake him, wishing to burn him, taking embodied form, shaggy-haired, roaring like a storm cloud; and Vasudeva, wishing to slay him, stood with his chakra raised.
95bf5b0ebe5f · published Jul 12, 2026, 6:11:48 PM UTC
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Here the doomed Maya runs between fire and chakra. It is significant that both Agni and Krishna are ready to destroy him: destruction seemed inescapable. Here it is revealed that in extremity the one true refuge is laid bare -- the plea for shelter. Thus scripture shows Maya's helplessness; and in this moment he will cry out to Arjuna.