Canto & Chapters
Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations (24 Chapters)
Chapter 133v
The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
Chapter 222v
The Elephant Gajendra’s Crisis
Chapter 329v
Gajendra’s Prayers of Surrender
Chapter 417v
Gajendra Returns to the Spiritual World
Chapter 546v
The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection
Chapter 634v
The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
Chapter 746v
Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison
Chapter 840v
The Churning of the Milk Ocean
Chapter 927v
The Lord Incarnates as Mohinī-Mūrti
Chapter 1043v
The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons
Chapter 1148v
King Indra Annihilates the Demons
Chapter 1245v
The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva
Chapter 1334v
Description of Future Manus
Chapter 1411v
The System of Universal Management
Chapter 1533v
Bali Mahārāja Conquers the Heavenly Planets
Chapter 1660v
Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship
Chapter 1727v
The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son
Chapter 1830v
Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation
Chapter 1943v
Lord Vāmanadeva Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
Chapter 2029v
Bali Mahārāja Surrenders the Universe
Chapter 2131v
Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord
Chapter 2234v
Bali Mahārāja Surrenders His Life
Chapter 2327v
The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets
Chapter 2459v
Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation
Canto 8, Chapter 12
The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva
Verse 40 (SB 8.12.40)
SB 8.12.40 • मूल श्लोक
सेयं गुणमयी माया न त्वामभिभविष्यति । मया समेता कालेन कालरूपेण भागश: ॥ ४० ॥
Transliteration
seyaṁ guṇa-mayī māyā na tvām abhibhaviṣyati mayā sametā kālena kāla-rūpeṇa bhāgaśaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
sā — that insurmountable; iyam — this; guṇa-mayī — consisting of the three modes of material nature; māyā — illusory energy; na — not; tvām — you; abhibhaviṣyati — will be able to bewilder in the future; mayā — with Me; sametā — joined; kālena — eternal time; kāla-rūpeṇa — in the form of time; bhāgaśaḥ — with her different parts.
Translation
“The material, external energy [māyā], who cooperates with Me in creation and who is manifested in the three modes of nature, will not be able to bewilder you any longer.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaWhen Lord Śiva was present, his wife, Durgā, was also there. Durgā works in cooperation with the Supreme Personality of Godhead in creating the cosmic manifestation. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.10), mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram: “The material energy [prakṛti] works under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and is producing all moving and unmoving beings.” Prakṛti is Durgā.
sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya-sādhana-śaktir ekāchāyeva yasya bhuvanāni bibharti durgā
The entire cosmos is created by Durgā in cooperation with Lord Viṣṇu in the form of kāla, time: Sa īkṣata lokān nu sṛjā. Sa imāḻ lokān asṛjata. This is the version of the Vedas (Aitareya Upaniṣad 1.1.1-2). Māyā happens to be the wife of Lord Śiva, and thus Lord Śiva is in association with māyā, but Lord Viṣṇu here assures Lord Śiva that this māyā will no longer be able to captivate him.