Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 7, Verse 14
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।
मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।
मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।
daivī hyeṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā
mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te
also searched as "daivi hyesha gunamayi mama maya duratyaya"
Translation
(a) For this divine Maya or Mine, consisting of the three Gunas (assumed for purposes of sport), is hard to overcome.
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(b) ৷৷ But those who take refuge in Me alone shall pass beyond the Maya.
Vāṇi's rendering
This veil of mine, woven of nature's strands, is divine and hard to cross. Those who come to me cross it.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| दैवीdaivī | divine, belonging to the shining one |
| हिhi | for, indeed (joined to the next word by sandhi in hyeṣā) |
| एषाeṣā | this |
| गुणमयीguṇa-mayī | woven of the strands, made up of nature's three qualities |
| ममmama | mine |
| मायाmāyā | the veil, the appearance that hides |
| दुरत्ययाduratyayā | hard to cross over |
| माम्mām | me |
| एवeva | alone, only |
| येye | those who |
| प्रपद्यन्तेprapadyante | come to, give themselves over, take refuge |
| मायाम्māyām | the veil (as object) |
| एताम्etāṁ | this very one |
| तरन्तिtaranti | cross over, get to the far bank |
| तेte | they |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 14 mean?
It means the world's power to hide its source belongs to Krishna himself, and is made of the same strands you are made of. So no amount of effort from inside it gets you out. The one way across is toward him — not analysis, but approach. Coming is the crossing.
What does daivi hyesha gunamayi mama maya duratyaya teach?
That the veil is divine, not demonic. Krishna does not apologise for māyā or promise to remove it. He names it his, calls it hard, and in the same breath tells you it is passable. Difficulty is stated honestly so that the way through can be trusted.
Why is maya called hard to cross?
Because you are standing in it with equipment made of it. Thought, will, discipline — all guṇa-woven. They can rearrange the veil, never lift it. Duratyayā is not discouragement; it is Krishna closing the door of self-effort so you stop knocking there and turn where the door already stands open.
What does it mean to take refuge in Krishna here?
Prapadyante is not a belief you hold but a weight you shift. It is the moment you stop managing your own rescue and let the direction of your life bend toward him. Nothing dramatic is asked. Only that when you next reach for a plan, you reach for him instead.
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Commentary
Krishna calls it his own. Not an accident, not a flaw in the design — the veil is his, woven of the three strands that make everything you see and everything you are while looking. That is why it cannot be out-thought. You cannot cross māyā with the mind, because the mind is cut from the same cloth; every clever escape is another thread. Krishna does not offer a technique. He offers a direction. Those who come to me cross it — not by understanding the veil, but by walking toward the one it hides. Stop pulling at the cloth. Turn.