Shloka 45
Arjuna Marries Subhadrā; Kṛṣṇa Honors Two Devotees in Mithilā (Śrutadeva and Bahulāśva)
यथा शयान: पुरुषो मनसैवात्ममायया । सृष्ट्वा लोकं परं स्वाप्नमनुविश्यावभासते ॥ ४५ ॥
yathā śayānaḥ puruṣo manasaivātma-māyayā sṛṣṭvā lokaṁ paraṁ svāpnam anuviśyāvabhāsate
جیسے سویا ہوا آدمی اپنے ہی ذہن میں اپنی مایا سے ایک الگ خواب کی دنیا بنا کر اسی خواب میں داخل ہوتا ہے اور اس کے اندر اپنے آپ کو دیکھتا ہوا سا لگتا ہے، ویسے ہی بھگوان ہیں۔
In the illusion of his dream, a sleeping person creates an apparent world, complete with cities populated by the fictional products of his imagination. In somewhat the same way, the Lord manifests the cosmos. Of course, the creation is not illusory for the Lord, but it is for those souls who are put under the control of His Māyā potency. As her service to the Lord, Māyā deludes the conditioned souls into accepting as real her temporary, insubstantial manifestations.
FAQs
This verse explains that māyā can project an entire experiential world—like a dream created by the mind—yet the experiencer also “enters” it and appears to act within it; similarly, the Lord manifests the cosmos by His potency and pervades it.
To show that the universe depends on a higher conscious source and its perceived independence is illusory; the Lord remains the controller while beings, like dream-characters, experience the created field as real.
Treat shifting circumstances with detachment, remember the Lord as the underlying reality, and focus on bhakti—so the mind is not overwhelmed by temporary appearances.