Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 7, Verse 14
Verse 14
The Yoga of Knowledge and Realization
This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.
Context & Meaning
Māyā — the divine illusion — is virtually impossible to pierce by one's own effort. It is, after all, divine. Yet surrender to the Divine One is itself the crossing. The same power that creates the veil can lift it. The only way through māyā is to the One who wields it.
Scholar Commentaries
2 commentaries · Public domainAdi Shankaracharya
AdvaitaMāyā cannot be transcended through effort alone because effort itself is within māyā. Only by Grace — which comes through surrender — does the illusion dissolve, revealing what was always present.
Madhvacharya
DvaitaPrapadyante — complete surrender — is the singular means. The Lord's māyā is His own power; only by taking refuge in the Power-holder can one be freed from the power.