Maya (Sanskrit From a Proto-Indo-Iranian *m?y?, cognate to Avestan m?y? with an approximate meaning of "miraculous force", of uncertain etymology, either from a root may- "exchange", or from a root m?- "measure", among other suggestions; Mayrhofer, EWAia (1986-2001), s.v.), in Indian religions, is a polyvalent term. Maya, is the principal deity who creates, perpetuates and governs the phantasmagoria, illusion and dream of duality in the phenomenal Universe. For some mystics this manifestation