Shloka 16
Vidura’s Questions: How the Unchangeable Lord Relates to Māyā; Bhakti as the Remedy; Blueprint for the Coming Cosmology
साध्वेतद् व्याहृतं विद्वन्नात्ममायायनं हरे: । आभात्यपार्थं निर्मूलं विश्वमूलं न यद्बहि: ॥ १६ ॥
sādhv etad vyāhṛtaṁ vidvan nātma-māyāyanaṁ hareḥ ābhāty apārthaṁ nirmūlaṁ viśva-mūlaṁ na yad bahiḥ
ឱ ព្រះឥសីអ្នកប្រាជ្ញ ការពន្យល់របស់លោកត្រឹមត្រូវ និងពិរោះណាស់។ ការរំខានរបស់ជីវៈដែលជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធ មានមូលដ្ឋានតែចលនានៃមាយាសក្តិខាងក្រៅរបស់ព្រះហរិប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
A living entity’s unlawful desire to become one with the Lord in every respect is the root cause of the entire material manifestation, for otherwise the Lord has no need to create such a manifestation, even for His pastimes. The conditioned soul, under the spell of the external energy of the Lord, falsely suffers many unfortunate incidents in material life. The Lord is the predominator of the external energy, māyā, whereas the living entity is predominated by the same māyā under the material condition. The false attempt of the living entity to occupy the predominating post of the Lord is the cause of his material bondage, and the conditioned soul’s attempt to become one with the Lord is the last snare of māyā.
FAQs
This verse explains that the world appears real through Hari’s māyā, but it has no independent existence; its root is the Lord alone, and nothing exists outside Him.
Vidura was inquiring into creation and the Lord’s workings; Maitreya confirms the correct conclusion that the cosmos depends entirely on the Supreme Lord and is experienced through His māyā.
See worldly events as temporary and dependent, and anchor decisions in devotion and spiritual priorities—remembering that lasting shelter is in Hari, the root of all.