Simple definition of this is “Anadi Santa Anirvachaneeya” – that which is beginingless but has an end, and that which is inexplicable. Or, “Sad-asad ubhaya bhinnatvam” – that which is different from existence and non-existence.
For this we give examples of Mother of pearl and silver or mirage water or rope and snake.
But to better explain this, a story read longback in some comic book is presented here.
There was an old man with three sons, on his deathbed he willed the cows to his three sons in this ration – the first son gets half of the cows, the second two third of the first and the third gets one third of the second. Upon his death, the sons were confused by the will, they had 17 cows.They went to their Guru and told them the situation. The Guru, without batting the eyelid said, this is very easy, and let me solve this dilemma.Now Assume, I give you one cow. The total is now 18, half of it is 9, he gave the first son 9 cows. for the second son he gave 2/3rd of it which is 6 and for the third son 1/3rd of the second, which is 2. 9 + 6 + 2 = 17 cows. In this the cow, which is added to the calculation by the guru is like the mitya / maya / avidya jagat.One cannot say it exists, because there was none. We cannot say otherwise because the transaction took place.
But are Maya and Avidya same (Maya being Iswaras power and Avidya Jivas weakness) ?
In Brahma Sutra 1/4/3 Bhagavan Bhashyakara says “Avyakta hi saa maya” and again re-iterates, so that one should not fall in this confusion, “Avidya hi avyaktam”
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