Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization
Bhagavad Gita 7.14
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया ।
मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥
daivī hyeṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā | māmeva ye prapadyante māyāmetāṃ taranti te ||
This divine illusion of mine, made of the three qualities, is hard to cross. Those who take refuge in me alone cross beyond it.
Modern context
Maya, the divine power that makes the world appear as it does, is called hard to cross. It is not a lie or a trick; it is the very fabric of experience, so convincing that we take it for the whole truth. Krishna does not suggest beating it by cleverness. He says those who take refuge in him cross it. The way out is not to fight the current but to hold onto something that is not in the current. Effort matters, but surrender is what carries one across.