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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.40

सेयं गुणमयी माया न त्वामभिभविष्यति मया समेता कालेन कालरूपेण भागश: ॥ ४० ॥
seyaṁ guṇa-mayī māyā
[seyam guna-mayee maayaa]
na tvām abhibhaviṣyati
[na tvaam abhibhavishyati]
mayā sametā kālena
[mayaa sametaa kaalena]
kāla-rūpeṇa bhāgaśaḥ
[kaala-roopena bhaagashah]
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
seyaṁ guṇa-mayī māyā
na tvām abhibhaviṣyati
mayā sametā kālena
sā
that insurmountable
iyam
this
guṇa-mayī
consisting of the three modes of material nature
māyā
illusory energy
na
not
tvām
you
kāla-rūpeṇa bhāgaśaḥ
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.
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.
Purport

When 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 ekā chāyeva 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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Umā, consisting of the guṇas, who carries out creation with me as the cause by my portion in the form of time, will not be able to bewilder you. Who is māyā? With his finger he points out Durgā (Umā) standing close by. She creates the world with me as the cause (kālena). How do I do it? By time, in a male form, by my portion (bhāgaśaḥ), by my glance, I accept her.
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Personal Guidance
The external energy who cooperates with Me — manifested in three modes — will not bewilder you any longer. Permission granted by the Lord changes our relationship to māyā. Promotion is His to give.
Reflection Questions
  • What promotion from the Lord am I waiting for, when I am actually still in the curriculum?
  • Where do I imagine I have graduated from a lesson that is, in fact, still being taught?
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