Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and WisdomKrishna
Verse 24
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 7, श्लोक 24
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।
परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्॥
Transliteration
Avyaktam vyaktim-apannam manyante mam-abuddhayah
Param bhavam-ajananto mama-avyayam-anuttamam
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अव्यक्तम्avyaktamthe unmanifest
व्यक्तिम्vyaktimpersonality/manifestation
आपन्नम्apannamassumed/taken
मन्यन्तेmanyantethink
माम्mamMe
अबुद्धयःabuddhayahthe unintelligent
परम्paramsupreme
भावम्bhavamnature
अजानन्तःajanantahnot knowing
अव्ययम्avyayamimperishable
अनुत्तमम्anuttamamunsurpassed
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
बुद्धिहीन लोग मेरे अव्यय, अनुत्तम, परम भाव को न जानते हुए, मुझ अव्यक्त को व्यक्ति (शरीर) को प्राप्त हुआ मानते हैं।
English Translation
The unintelligent think of Me, the unmanifest, as having come into manifestation, not knowing My supreme nature which is imperishable and unsurpassed.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse addresses a common spiritual error — seeing God's incarnation as merely a human birth. The unwise fail to recognize that Krishna's divine form is not a product of material nature but an expression of His supreme, imperishable essence. God's manifestation in the world is a voluntary act of grace, not a karmic compulsion.