Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī says that māyā can be subdivided into two categories based on her functions.
The first is called jīva-māyā, the feature of māyā that covers the living being’s true nature, or svarūpa. He also uses the term nimittāṁśa, “efficient or instrumental aspect,” to refer to this subdivision due to it being instrumental in covering the living being with ignorance.
But it is not sufficient to cover consciousness, or the nature of the living being. To perfect the soul’s bondage she must also provide the material body, senses, and sense objects for the jīva’s enjoyment. This is called guṇa-māyā, because all this paraphernalia is a transformation of the guṇas of māyā.
Learn more: The Vaiṣṇava Concept of Māyā
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī says that māyā can be subdivided into two categories based on her functions.
The first is called jīva-māyā, the feature of māyā that covers the living being’s true nature, or svarūpa. He also uses the term nimittāṁśa, “efficient or instrumental aspect,” to refer to this subdivision due to it being instrumental in covering the living being with ignorance.
But it is not sufficient to cover consciousness, or the nature of the living being. To perfect the soul’s bondage she must also provide the material body, senses, and sense objects for the jīva’s enjoyment. This is called guṇa-māyā, because all this paraphernalia is a transformation of the guṇas of māyā.
Learn more: The Vaiṣṇava Concept of Māyā
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