Who Crosses Maya — The One Who Renounces Attachment
Narada asks who truly crosses the ocean of illusion, and answers: the one who renounces attachment and serves the great souls.
In Sutra 46, Narada poses a question and answers it: 'Kas tarati, kas tarati mayam? Yah sangam tyajati, yo mahanubhavam sevate, nirmamo bhavati' — 'Who crosses, who crosses maya? The one who gives up attachment, who serves the great souls, who becomes free of the sense of mine-ness.' Here Narada names the practical marks of one who transcends the world's illusion: renunciation of selfish attachment, devoted service to the saints, and freedom from possessiveness. The threefold answer turns the abstract goal of liberation into a concrete way of living. The repetition of the question conveys urgency and wonder — that crossing maya is both rare and supremely worth attaining.
Who crosses maya? One who gives up attachment, serves the great souls, and becomes free of mine-ness.
Narada's freedom from 'mine-ness' (nirmamata) is a central liberative aim shared with the Bhagavad Gita and Buddhism, all of which trace bondage to the false sense of ownership and ego-appropriation.
Narada Bhakti Sutras