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’bandhe sabare’--tate avidya ’bandhu’ haya

’avidya-nasaka’--’bandhu-han’-sabde kaya

SYNONYMS

bandhe—binds; sabare—everyone; tate—therefore; avidya—nescience, or maya; bandhu—binder or relative; haya—is; avidya-nasaka—vanquisher of maya; bandhu-han-sabde—by the word “bandhu-han”; kaya—mother Sarasvati says "Nescience, or maya, may be called ’bandhu’ because she entangles everyone in the material world.

Therefore by using the word ’bandhu-han,’ mother Sarasvati says that Lord Krsna is the vanquisher of maya.

PURPORT

Everyone is entangled in the illusory energy, but as stated in Bhagavad-gita, mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te: as soon as one surrenders to Krsna, he is freed from maya.

Therefore Krsna may be called bandhu-han, the killer of maya.