CC Antya 5.145
Text
‘bāndhe sabāre’ — tāte avidyā ‘bandhu’ haya
‘avidyā-nāśaka’ — ‘bandhu-han’-śabde kaya
‘avidyā-nāśaka’ — ‘bandhu-han’-śabde kaya
Synonyms
Translation
“Nescience, or māyā, may be called ‘bandhu’ because she entangles everyone in the material world. Therefore by using the word ‘bandhu-han,’ mother Sarasvatī says that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the vanquisher of māyā.
Purport
Everyone is entangled in the illusory energy, but as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.14), mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te: as soon as one surrenders to Kṛṣṇa, he is freed from māyā. Therefore Kṛṣṇa may be called bandhu-han, the killer of māyā.