TEXT 145
'bandhe sabare'--tate avidya 'bandhu' haya
'avidya-nasaka'--'bandhu-han'-sabde kaya
SYNONYMS
bandhebinds; sabareeveryone; tatetherefore; avidyanescience, or maya; bandhubinder or relative; hayais; avidya-nasakavanquisher of maya; bandhu-han-sabdeby the word "bandhu-han"; kayamother Sarasvati says.
TRANSLATION
"Nescience, or maya, may be called 'bandhu' because she entangles everyone in the material world. Therefore by using the word 'bandhu-han,' mother Sarasvati says that Lord Krsna is the vanquisher of maya.
PURPORT
Everyone is entangled in the illusory energy, but as stated in Bhagavad-gita, mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te: as soon as one surrenders to Krsna, he is freed from maya. Therefore Krsna may be called bandhu-han, the killer of maya.

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