Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 13.7 / 11

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord13.7

13.7
तस्यैश्वर्यस्वभावस्य पशुभावे प्रकाशिका विद्याशक्तिः तिरोधानकरी मायाभिधा पुनः ॥७॥
tasyaiśvaryasvabhāvasya paśubhāve prakāśikā vidyāśaktiḥ tirodhānakarī māyābhidhā punaḥ
— of that ; — whose nature is sovereignty ; — in the state of bondage (the bound soul) ; — the revealer (that which discloses it) ; — (is) the power of knowledge (Vidyā-śakti) ; — that which causes concealment ; — named māyā ; — on the other hand

The power of knowledge (Vidyā-śakti) is what reveals that sovereign nature within the state of bondage; the power that causes (its) concealment, on the other hand, is named māyā.