Maya
māyā
Cosmology
The divine power of illusion that makes the manifold world appear real. In the Gita, Krishna states that his divine maya is difficult to overcome, but those who surrender to him cross beyond it.
Verses Mentioning This Concept
BG 4.6
Wisdom and Renunciation of Action
4.6 Though I am unborn, of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings, yet, governing My own Nature, I am born …
BG 7.25
Knowledge and Wisdom
7.25 I am not manifest to all (as I am) veiled by the Yoga-Maya. This deluded world does not know Me, the unborn and imperishable.