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अव्यक्तनाम्नी परमेशशक्ति -
रनाद्यविद्या त्रिगुणात्मिका परा ।
कार्यानुमेया सुधियैव माया
यया जगत्सर्वमिदं प्रसूयते ॥ ११० ॥

avyaktanāmnī parameśaśakti -
ranādyavidyā triguṇātmikā parā ;
kāryānumeyā sudhiyaiva māyā
yayā jagatsarvamidaṃ prasūyate . 110 .

Anvaya

अव्यक्त–नाम्नीavyakta–nāmnī
Known as the unmanifest
परमेश–शक्तिःparameśa–śaktiḥ
the power of the Supreme Brahman
अनादिanādi
beginningless
अविद्याavidyā
nescience
त्रिगुणात्मिकाtriguṇātmikā
characterised by the three guṇa–s
पराparā
transcendent
कार्य–अनुमेयाkārya–anumeyā
to be inferred from the effects
सुधिया एवsudhiyā eva
by the wise only
मायाmāyā
maya
ययाyayā
by which
जगत् सर्वम् इदम्jagat sarvam idam
all this universe
प्रसूयतेprasūyate
is born

Translation

Māyā, known as unmanifest, the one which has no beginning and which is of the nature of nescience is the power the Supreme Brahman. It is characterised by three guṇa–s and it is transcendent. It is inferred from its effects only by the wise. All this universe originates from it.

Annotation

1) Unmanifest – because it is not known to the senses and the mind. 2) parā – transcendent – because even Hiranyagarbha originates from it. 3) to be inferred from the effects (the evolutes) – if this power were not accepted the creatorship for Brahman cannot be explained. Māyā is the cause for the space and other evolutes, as per the scriptures. This statement is also to refute the argument of Sankhyas that the universe evolves from an insentient prakṛti (Jagadguru).

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