Sārathi

Word

māyayā

Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 4.6अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।ajo ’pi sannavyayātmā bhūtānām īśhvaro ’pi sanThough I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings, yet, governing my own nature, I am born by my own Maya.Here: by my Yogmaya power
  2. 7.15न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः।na māṁ duṣhkṛitino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥThe evil-doers and the deluded, who are the lowest of men, do not seek Me; those whose knowledge is destroyed by illusion follow the ways of demons.Here: by God’s material energy
  3. 18.61ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।īśhvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛid-deśhe ‘rjuna tiṣhṭhatiThe Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusory power, to revolve as if mounted on a machine.Here: made of the material energy