सा वा एतस्य संद्रष्टु: शक्ति: सदसदात्मिका । माया नाम महाभाग ययेदं निर्ममे विभु: ॥ २५ ॥
sa va etasya samdrastuh saktih sad-asad-atmika maya nama maha-bhaga yayedam nirmame vibhuh
- sa
- that external energy
- va
- is either
- etasya
- of the Lord
- samdrastuh
- of the perfect seer
- saktih
- energy
- sat-asat-atmika
- as both the cause and the effect
- maya nama
- called by the name maya
- maha-bhaga
- O fortunate one
- yaya
- by which
- idam
- this material world
- nirmame
- constructed
- vibhuh
- the Almighty.
The Lord is the seer, and the external energy, which is seen, works as both cause and effect in the cosmic manifestation. O greatly fortunate Vidura, this external energy is known as maya or illusion, and through her agency only is the entire material manifestation made possible.