Vivarta—illusion; also, sorrow and confusion due to nonfulfillment of material desires.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-V-›Vivarta-illusion; also, Vivarta-illusion; also, sorrow and confusion due to nonfulfillment of material desires. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/v/vivarta-illusion-also-sorrow-and-confusion-due-to-nonfulfill Previous: Vivarta-vada-the erroneous concept; propounded by Saṅkaracarya, that God is no longer complete after He expands His energies for creation; the Mayavadi interpretation of the Vedanta-sutra that the Supreme Lord becomes changed when He expands and that all manifest varieties are unreal. Next: Vivasvan-the name of the present sun-god, to whom Bhagavad-gita was instructed at least 120,400,000 years ago.