maye
Illusion, delusion, magic, unreality.
Meaning
This word refers to illusion, delusion, or the power of magic. Dancers encounter it describing a divine power to create unreality, as an epithet for a deity like the Mother Goddess, or referring to the deceptive power of a demon. It often appears in vocative or accusative contexts within song texts.
In the songs
Mahiravanana maye alisi
Destroying the illusion of Mahiravana
Ena Bedali Hanuman · Purandara Dasa
Mahiravanana maye alisi
Destroying the illusion of Mahiravana
Ena Bedali Hanuman · Purandara Dasa
Parul parabrammathai adakkiya thaaye umai padum vedangalakum ariyatha maye
O Mother who subdued the Supreme Brahman on earth, O illusion unknown even to the Vedas that sing of you
Yarukkum Adangatha Neeli · Unknown