Shloka 41
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
मायेति दर्शिता तेन मिथ्या मायेति यत्स्फुटम् ।
वाय्वम्बुतेजसां भूमेराकाशस्य च चेष्टया ॥
māyeti darśitā tena mithyā māyeti yat sphuṭam |
vāyv ambu-tejasāṃ bhūmer ākāśasya ca ceṣṭayā ||
அவனால் தெளிவாகக் காட்டப்பட்டது: இது மாயை—உண்மையில் பொய்மாயை; காற்று, நீர், தீ, மண், ஆகாயம் ஆகியவற்றின் செயல்பாடுகளால் அது நிகழ்கிறது।
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FAQs
What appears compelling can be constructed from elemental processes; therefore one should not grant ultimate reality to sense-appearances.
Not a pancalakṣaṇa core (creation/manvantara/lineage), but a philosophical aside within narrative, consistent with Purāṇic pedagogy.
The five elements represent the field of experience; māyā is the misapprehension arising when consciousness identifies with their movements.