यदिदं मनसा वाचा चक्षुर्भ्यां श्रवणादिभि: । नश्वरं गृह्यमाणं च विद्धि मायामनोमयम् ॥ ७ ॥
yad idaṁ manasā vācā cakṣurbhyāṁ śravaṇādibhiḥ naśvaraṁ gṛhyamāṇaṁ ca viddhi māyā-mano-mayam
- yat
- that which
- idam
- this world
- manasā
- by the mind
- vācā
- by speech
- cakṣurbhyām
- by the eyes
- śravaṇa-ādibhiḥ
- by the ears and other senses
- naśvaram
- temporary
- gṛhyamāṇam
- that which is being accepted or perceived
- ca
- and
- viddhi
- you should know
- māyā-manaḥ-mayam
- it is only imagined to be real by the influence of māyā.
My dear Uddhava, the material universe that you perceive through your mind, speech, eyes, ears and other senses is an illusory creation that one imagines to be real due to the influence of māyā. In fact, you should know that all of the objects of the material senses are temporary.