Shloka 18
तं सर्वगुणविन्यासं जीवे मायामये न्यधात् । तं चानुशयमात्मस्थमसावनुशयी पुमान् । ज्ञानवैराग्यवीर्येण स्वरूपस्थोऽजहात्प्रभु: ॥ १८ ॥
taṁ sarva-guṇa-vinyāsaṁ jīve māyāmaye nyadhāt taṁ cānuśayam ātma-stham asāv anuśayī pumān jñāna-vairāgya-vīryeṇa svarūpa-stho ’jahāt prabhuḥ
Pṛthu Mahārāja offered to the supreme controller of māyā the entire arrangement of qualities and all false designations upon the jīva. Freed by knowledge, renunciation, and the spiritual power of bhakti, he became established in his original nature—Kṛṣṇa consciousness—and, as a prabhu, master of the senses, he gave up his body.
As stated in the Vedas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of material energy. Consequently He is sometimes called māyā-maya, or the Supreme Person, who can create His pastimes through His potency known as the material energy. The jīva, or the individual living entity, becomes entrapped by the material energy by the supreme will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gītā (18.61) we understand:
FAQs
This verse explains that the arrangement of material qualities (guṇas) operates within the jīva through māyā, and the soul becomes conditioned by subtle lingering impressions (anuśaya) that bind one to repeated material experience.
The verse points to jñāna (clear spiritual understanding), vairāgya (detachment), and vīrya (inner spiritual strength) as the means to remain situated in one’s real nature, thereby loosening the hold of latent desires.
Cultivate spiritual knowledge through śāstra study, practice detachment by simplifying desires and habits, and build steadiness through disciplined sādhana—so the mind stops feeding latent impressions and you stay grounded in your higher identity.