 In Gadhada III-39, Swaminarayan describes maya as self-identification with the physical body, which also encompasses material possessions and personal talents.To overcome this ignorance, Swaminarayan explains in Gadhada II-20 that an individual must become brahmarup ("brahmarūp"), an elevated state attained after developing the qualities of Aksharbrahman.The distinction between the jiva (i.e.