Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 visnumAyA : MAyA of Visnu Visnu, all-oervading, unlimited by place, time etc. The MAyA, conditions or limits Visnu. Or, the MAyA, illusion belonging to Visnu. The BhagitA [VIII.14] says, "This my divine illusion, consisting of gunas is very difficult to transcend." The KAlikA. Pr. also says visnumAyA is that which differentiates, everything, into manifested and unmanifested according to the tamas, rajas and sattvas qualities. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 "Vishnu-MAyA [means] She produces an illusion of limitation, even to Vishnu, who is limitless -- the first formulation of Consciousness toward Creation, known as Avyakta." - Commentary, Dr. C. Suryanarayanamurthy, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...> wrote: > > visnumAyA : MAyA of Visnu > > Visnu, all-oervading, unlimited by place, time etc. The MAyA, > conditions or limits Visnu. > > Or, the MAyA, illusion belonging to Visnu. The BhagitA [VIII.14] > says, "This my divine illusion, consisting of gunas is very difficult > to transcend." The KAlikA. Pr. also says visnumAyA is that which > differentiates, everything, into manifested and unmanifested according > to the tamas, rajas and sattvas qualities. > > > 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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