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BG 7.14 — 7.14 Verily, this divine illusion of Mine, made up of the (three) alities (of Nature) is difficult to cross over; those who take refuge in Me alone, cross | Live Gita
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दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया |
मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ||७-१४||

daivī hyeṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā . māmeva ye prapadyante māyāmetāṃ taranti te ||7-14||


।।7.14।। यह दैवी त्रिगुणमयी मेरी माया बड़ी दुस्तर है। परन्तु जो मेरी शरण में आते हैं, वे इस माया को पार कर जाते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

7.14 दैवी divine? हि verily? एषा this? गुणमयी made of Gunas? मम My? माया illusion? दुरत्यया difficult to cross over? माम् to Me? एव even? ये who? प्रपद्यन्ते take refuge? मायाम् illusion? एताम् this? तरन्ति cross over? ते they.Commentary Maya is the Upadhi or the causal body (Karana Sarira) of Isvara. It is the material cause of this universe. It is inherent in the Lord. It is constituted of the three alities? viz.? Sattva? Rajas and Tamas. Those who completely devote themselves to the Lord alon

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।7.14।।तो फिर इस देवसम्बन्धिनी त्रिगुणात्मिका वैष्णवी मायाको मनुष्य कैसे तरते हैं इसपर कहते हैं क्योंकि यह उपर्युक्त दैवी माया अर्थात् मुझ व्यापक ईश्वरकी निज शक्ति मेरी त्रिगुणमयी माया दुस्तर हैअर्थात् जिससे पार होना बड़ा कठिन है ऐसी है। इसलिये जो सब धर्मोंको छोड़कर अपने ही आत्मा मुझ मायापति परमेश्वरकी ही सर्वात्मभावसे शरण ग्रहण कर लेते हैं वे सब भूतोंको मोहित करनेवाली इस मायासे तर जाते हैं वे इसके पार हो जाते हैं अर्थात् संसारबन्धनसे मुक्त हो जाते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

7.14 Since this divine Maya of Mine which is constituted by the gunas is difficult to cross over, (therefore) those who take refuge in Me alone cross over this Maya.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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