Bhagavad Gita 7.14 · Krishna
Crossing the great illusion
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।
मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते॥
daivī hyeṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayāmāmeva ye prapadyante māyāmetāṃ taranti te
This divine maya of Mine, woven of the gunas, is hard to cross. But those who come to Me alone, cross over it.
Words
- māyā
- guṇa
What it means
Krishna names maya, his divine power that creates the play of the world. It's made of the gunas, and it's very hard to see through on our own. Not because the world is fake, but because we get lost in it. Yet those who turn to him, he says, find their way across.
The story
Arjuna has tried to reason his way out of his confusion and failed. Krishna offers another way. Turn to me. Surrender isn't weakness. It's the bridge across what we can't cross alone.
In your life
Picture someone lost in a dense forest who finally calls a guide. They couldn't find the way alone, but with help, they're out by dusk. Where in your life do you need to ask for help?
Some crossings need a guide.