Maya in the Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam: The divine power of illusion that projects the appearance of the material world and veils the true nature of reality. Maya is neither simply 'illusion' nor 'falsehood' — it is the creative power of the Goddess herself.
The divine power of illusion that projects the appearance of the material world and veils the true nature of reality. Maya is neither simply 'illusion' nor 'falsehood' — it is the creative power of the Goddess herself.
On this site, Maya is treated as a reading aid rather than a final doctrinal definition: use it to move from a question about a term into the chapters where the term actually appears.
…le resting on the navel lotus of Vishnu who was lying fast asleep in Yoga n idrâ. O Munis! meditating on that Maya Devî who creates, preserves and destroys the universe who is kuown as composed of the three gu n as and who grants mukti, I now describe the whole of…
…e world! Who is the top-most Lord ruling over everything? Kindly say. O Brahmâ n! I am plunged in this sea of Maya and perils; my heart is agitated with doubts; hence it is not appeased in any place of pilgrimage ; or in thinking any Deva or in practising any Sâdh…
…h success.” Thus ends the 28th Chapter on the incidents connected with the Navarâtri and the description of Râmaya n am in S’rî Mad Devî Bhâgavatam of 18000 verses, by Maharshi Veda Vyâsa in the 3rd Adhyâya. Note: The story about the origin of Sîtâ Devî runs thus…
…n of the old and the formation of the celestial body and Jîva-S’uddhi by which the Sâdhaka becomes the Devatâ-maya; he then proceeds to Mâtrikâ Nyâsa (i.e., setting mentally in their several places in the six Chakras and then externally by physical action the lett…
…oly One! Hearing this as strange, I now come to inform you. Now judge and say what I am to do now. The Deva's Maya is very difficult to comprehend; the more so, when I do not know their intentions! O Omniscient One! I will act as you desire.” 18-19. Chyavana said…
…an and not "vis'vam," [ Note .--The Brahman was taught to be meditated upon fully in the Heart and the Hira n maya Kos'a. But lest one should mistake that He is thus limited in those two places, one is to infer that they are selected as the best.] 15-16. The man w…
…'vetagiri and the S'ringavau, forming the boundaries respectively of the three Var s as named Ramyaka, Hira n maya and Kuru respectively. These run along from the east and gradually extend at their base and towards the salt ocean (Lavana Samudra). These three moun…
THE EIGHTH BOOK Chapter X On the description of Bhuvanako s a 1-7. Nârâya n a said :-- In Hira n maya Var s a, the Bhagavân is remaining in the form of Kurma, the Tortoise, as the Lord of Yoga. He is thus praised and worshipped by Aryamâ, the Ruler of…