saisa visnor maha-maya-

 badhyayalaksana yaya

muhyanty asyaivatma-bhuta

 bhutesu guna-vrttibhih

 

Translation: 

 

This is indeed the Supreme Lord Visnu’s illusory energy, which is unstoppable and difficult to perceive. Although the individual spirit souls are part and parcel of the Lord, through the influence of this illusory energy they are bewildered by their identification with various material bodies.

 

Purport: 

 

The illusory energy of Lord Visnu is so powerful that even the illustrious son of King Pariksit was temporarily misdirected. Because he was a devotee of Lord Krsna, however, his bewilderment was quickly rectified. On the other hand, an ordinary, materialistic person without the special protection of the Lord plummets to the depths of material ignorance. Factually, materialistic persons are not interested in the protection of Lord Visnu. Therefore their complete ruination is inevitable.