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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 43

ātma-moho nṛṇām eva
kalpate deva-māyayā
suhṛd durhṛd udāsīna
iti dehātma-māninām

SYNONYMS

ātma—about the self; mohaḥ—the bewilderment; nṛṇām—of men; eva—only; kalpate—is effected; deva—of the Supreme Lord; māyayā—by the illusory, material energy; suhṛt—a friend; durhṛt—an enemy; udāsīnaḥ—a neutral party; iti—thus thinking; deha—the body; ātma—as the self; māninām—for those who consider.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord's Māyā makes men forget their real selves, and thus, taking the body for the self, they consider others to be friends, enemies or neutral parties.

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