Hari surya maya tam, Govind Radhey,
yate santon ki divali nitya bata dey.
(Synopsis of a talk given by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj on October 16, 2009, in Bhakti Dham, Mangadh, explaining this new kirtan verse)
God and Maya are opposite to each other just as darkness is opposite to light. Darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Similarly, Maya cannnot exist in God’s presence. Gauranga Mahaprabhu said: “Shri Krishna surya sam, Maya hoy andhakar.” In other words, Shri Krishn is like the sun and Maya is like darkness. They are absolutely opposite to other.
God is the form of supreme illumination and life. On the other hand, Maya is the form of supreme ignorance and lifelessness. There are great differences between them. But they have one thing in common. What is that? God is eternal and so is Maya.
Maya is a power of God, and because of this, it is eternal, without beginning. God did not create Maya, and He likewise cannot eliminate Maya. God will definitely remove Maya’s eternal grip from that soul who surrenders to Him, but he will not remove Maya. Maya will continue to exist.
For example, someone is bound, and you release him from his ties. He is free from that bondage, but the same bondage remains for all the other souls.
Similarly, those Saints who have been freed from Maya are continuously facing towards God, who is like the sun. What does Divali mean? To remove the darkness and face towards the divine light. Saints are enjoying Divali eternally. Because of this, we can’t say to them, “Today is Divali”. They are forever absorbed in the eternal light, love and bliss of God.
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