Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 MahAmAyA : The Great Illusion. Because she causes confusion to Brahma, etc. The MArk Pr. Says, "that divine Devi, MahAmAyA, forcibly draws away the minds of even the sages and leads [them] into confusion." The KAlikA Pr. also says, "She who always makes him devoid of knowledge, the being who possessed knowledge [of his real nature] whilst in the womb, compelled him to take birth by means of the winds of delivery and leads him by reason of the samskAra of previous births to desire of food etc; thence into confusion egotism, doubt, subsequently him again and again to undergo [the stages of] anger, distress and greediness and then leads him into [sensual] desire and causing anxiety day and night, producing sometimes pleasures and sometimes pain, is called the MahAmAyA [ great illusion}; hence she is the ruler of the universe." or According to one lexicon mAyA means pride and compassion; then mahAmAyA means full of compassion. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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