Bhagavad-gītā 7.14
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दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया। मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।7.14।।
daivī hyeṣhā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te
Verily, this divine illusion of phenomenon manifesting itself in the qualities is difficult to surmount. Only they who devote themselves exclusively to Me can accomplish it.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| daivī | divine |
| hi | certainly |
| eṣhā | this |
| guṇa-mayī | consisting of the three modes of nature |
| mama | my |
| māyā | one of God’s energies. It that veils God’s true nature from souls who have not yet attained the eligibility for God-realization |
| duratyayā | very difficult to overcome |
| mām | unto me |
| eva | certainly |
| ye | who |
| prapadyante | surrender |
| māyām etām | this Maya |
| taranti | cross over |
| te | they |
Maya is the Upadhi or the causal body (Karana Sarira) of Isvara. It is the material cause of this universe.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Map material and conscious energies, knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, māyā, approaches to divinity and the rarity of full knowledge.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaSince this divine Maya of Mine, which is constituted by the gunas, is difficult to cross over, those who take refuge in Me alone can transcend this Maya.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami Adidevananda(a) For this divine Maya or Mine, consisting of the three Gunas (assumed for purposes of sport), is hard to overcome. ৷৷ (b) ৷৷ But those who take refuge in Me alone shall pass beyond the Maya.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaMaya is the Upadhi or the causal body (Karana Sarira) of Isvara. It is the material cause of this universe.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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Verily, this divine illusion of phenomenon manifesting itself in the qualities is difficult to surmount
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Only they who devote themselves exclusively to Me can accomplish it
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