Maya
(माया)Literal Meaning
Illusion; the deceiving world
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
Sanskrit 'maya' (illusion); in Kabir's poetry, the seductive but ultimately deceptive attachment to wealth, body, and worldly relations that keeps the soul bound to Kaal.
Spiritual Insight & Context
Kabir warns that maya is most dangerous when disguised as virtue itself — pride in one's own renunciation or piety can be as binding as greed for wealth.