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TEXT 2
sandhiyamana etasmin
maya guhyaka-nirmitah
ksipram vinesur vidura
klesa jnanodaye yatha
SYNONYMS
sandhiyamanewhile joining to his bow; etasminthis nararayanastra; mayahthe illusions; guhyaka-nirmitahcreated by the Yaksas; ksipramvery soon; vinesuhwere destroyed; viduraO Vidura; klesahillusory pains and pleasures; jnana-udayeupon the arising of knowledge; yathajust as.
TRANSLATION
As soon as Dhruva Maharaja joined the narayanastra arrow to his bow, the illusion created by the Yaksas was immediately vanquished, just as all material pains and pleasures are vanquished when one becomes fully cognizant of the self.
PURPORT
Krsna is like the sun, and maya, or the illusory energy of Krsna, is like darkness. Darkness means absence of light; similarly, maya means absence of Krsna consciousness. Krsna consciousness and maya are always there, side by side. As soon as there is awakening of Krsna consciousness, all the illusory pains and pleasures of material existence are vanquished. Mayam etam taranti te: [Bg. 7.14] constant chanting of the maha-mantra will keep us always aloof from the illusory energy of maya.
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