Shloka 2
Dhruva Uses the Nārāyaṇāstra; Manu Checks His Wrath and Teaches Dharma
सन्धीयमान एतस्मिन्माया गुह्यकनिर्मिता: । क्षिप्रं विनेशुर्विदुर क्लेशा ज्ञानोदये यथा ॥ २ ॥
sandhīyamāna etasmin māyā guhyaka-nirmitāḥ kṣipraṁ vineśur vidura kleśā jñānodaye yathā
As soon as Dhruva Mahārāja joined the Nārāyaṇāstra arrow to his bow, O Vidura, the illusion wrought by the Yakṣas vanished at once—just as material pains and pleasures fade when true self-knowledge arises.
Kṛṣṇa is like the sun, and māyā, or the illusory energy of Kṛṣṇa, is like darkness. Darkness means absence of light; similarly, māyā means absence of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kṛṣṇa consciousness and māyā are always there, side by side. As soon as there is awakening of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all the illusory pains and pleasures of material existence are vanquished. Māyām etāṁ taranti te: constant chanting of the mahā-mantra will keep us always aloof from the illusory energy of māyā.
FAQs
This verse explains that illusory manifestations (māyā) are dispelled when higher truth is applied—just as suffering disappears when real spiritual knowledge arises.
Maitreya is narrating the Dhruva-Yaksha conflict to Vidura and highlights the principle that illusion and distress cannot stand before awakened knowledge and divine counteraction.
Cultivate steady spiritual understanding—through study, reflection, and devotion—so fear, confusion, and emotional turmoil reduce as clarity about the self and the Supreme increases.