Shloka 473
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
वयं त्वेनं न पश्यामो मोहितास्तस्य मायया । “जैसी बातचीत उन्होंने की थी, उससे हमें विश्वास हो गया था कि निश्चय ही यहाँ भगवान् पधारे हुए हैं, परंतु उन््हींकी मायासे मोहित होनेके कारण हम उन्हें देख नहीं पाते थे
vayaṁ tvenaṁ na paśyāmo mohitās tasya māyayā |
Bhishma said: “Yet we do not see Him, for we have been deluded by His māyā. From the manner of His speech we became convinced that the Lord had indeed come here; but, bewildered by His own power of illusion, we were unable to behold Him.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when the divine is present, human perception can remain veiled by māyā—one may infer the Lord’s presence through signs (such as speech and conduct) yet still fail to directly perceive Him. The verse highlights humility and the ethical need to recognize the limits of ordinary cognition.
Bhishma reflects that they were convinced the Lord had come—based on what was said and how it was said—but they could not actually behold Him because they were bewildered by His own māyā, which conceals His true form from those not granted direct vision.