Pradyumna’s Abduction, Mahā-māyā, and the Slaying of Śambara
प्रभाष्यैवं ददौ विद्यां प्रद्युम्नाय महात्मने । मायावती महामायां सर्वमायाविनाशिनीम् ॥ १६ ॥
prabhāṣyaivaṁ dadau vidyāṁ pradyumnāya mahātmane māyāvatī mahā-māyāṁ sarva-māyā-vināśinīm
[សុកទេវ គោស្វាមី បន្តថា:] និយាយដូច្នេះហើយ មាយាវតីបានប្រគល់វិជ្ជាអាថ៌កំបាំងឈ្មោះ “មហាមាយា” ដល់ព្រះប្រទ្យុម្ន មហાત્મា ដែលអាចបំផ្លាញមន្តមាយាបំភាន់ទាំងអស់។
In this verse, Mahāmāyā refers to a powerful counter-mystic knowledge taught by Māyāvatī to Pradyumna—described as the means that destroys all other deceptive magical powers (māyās).
Because Pradyumna was facing the demon Śambara, who relied on mystic deception; Māyāvatī equipped Pradyumna with the knowledge needed to neutralize those illusions and prevail.
It points to seeking higher, truth-revealing knowledge and divine guidance that dispels भ्रम (delusion)—cultivating discernment, steadiness, and devotion rather than being driven by misleading appearances.