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The Dynasty of Bharata
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rādhasaḥ —for Rantideva, who was undeviating and desired nothing other than to serve the Supreme Lord;  māyā —the illusory energy;  guṇa-mayī —consisting of the three modes of nature;  rājan —O Mahārāja Parikṣit;  svapna-vat —like a dream;  pratyalīyata —merged.
TRANSLATION
O Mahārāja Parikṣit, because King Rantideva was a pure devotee, always Kṛṣṇa conscious and free from all material desires, the Lord's illusory energy,  māyā , could not exhibit herself before him. On the contrary, for him  māyā  entirely vanished, exactly like a dream.
PURPORT
As it is said:
kṛṣṇa — sūrya-sama ;  māyā haya andhakāra   yāhāṅ kṛṣṇa, tāhāṅ nāhi māyāra adhikāra
Just as there is no chance that darkness can exist in the sunshine, in a pure Kṛṣṇa conscious person there can be no existence of  māyā . The Lord Himself says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.14):
daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī   mama māyā duratyayā   mām eva ye prapadyante   māyām etāṁ taranti te
“This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.” If one wants to be free from the influence of  māyā , the illusory energy, one must become Kṛṣṇa conscious and always keep Kṛṣṇa prominent within the core of his heart. In  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.34) the Lord advises that one always think of Him ( man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru ). In this way, by always being Kṛṣṇa-minded or Kṛṣṇa conscious, one can surpass the influence of  māyā  ( māyām etāṁ taranti te ). Because Rantideva was Kṛṣṇa conscious, he was not under the influence of the illusory energy. The word  svapnavat