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7.14Krishna
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दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया ।मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥

daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā |mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṃ taranti te ||

दैवी · daivī
divine
माया · māyā
bewildering power
दुरत्यया · duratyayā
hard to cross
माम् एव · mām eva
me alone
प्रपद्यन्ते · prapadyante
take refuge in
तरन्ति · taranti
cross over

This divine power of mine, made of the gunas, is hard to cross. Those who take refuge in me alone cross beyond this maya.

Original plain-language translation

IN SHORT Confusion feels impossible to cross alone, but trust can carry you through.

Maya is called divine, not demonic: it belongs to Krishna and yields to surrender. Self-effort alone cannot ford it. Refuge is the bridge across bewilderment. Like crossing a flooded road holding the hand of one who knows the way.

Reader's notes (original)