Clutches of Maya (BG and SB)
Expressions researched:
"clutches of maya"
|"maya's clutches"
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 1 - 6
In the clutches of māyā, no one can be an authoritative instructor.
BG 2.13, Purport: The individual fragmental spirit soul is represented by Arjuna, and the Supreme Soul is the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa. They are not on the same level, as it will be apparent in the beginning of the Fourth Chapter. If Arjuna is on the same level with Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa is not superior to Arjuna, then their relationship of instructor and instructed becomes meaningless. If both of them are deluded by the illusory energy (māyā), then there is no need of one being the instructor and the other the instructed. Such instruction would be useless because, in the clutches of māyā, no one can be an authoritative instructor. Under the circumstances, it is admitted that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, superior in position to the living entity, Arjuna, who is a forgetful soul deluded by māyā.
| Page Title: | Clutches of Maya (BG and SB) |
| Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Labangalatika |
| Created: | 28 of Dec, 2008 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=3, SB=71, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 74 |