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Know then that Nature is māyā, and the wielder of māyā is the great Lord. This whole world is pervaded by beings that are parts of him.
मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं च महेश्वरम् । तस्यवयवभूतैस्तु व्याप्तं सर्वमिदं जगत् ॥ १०॥
HinduTeachingCreationGodSanskrit
Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.10Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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Hindu
Source text
Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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SU.4.10
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CreationGodMaya (Illusion)

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