Chapter 7 · Jnana Vijnana Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and WisdomKrishna
Verse 25
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 7, श्लोक 25
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।
मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्॥
Transliteration
Na-aham prakashah sarvasya yoga-maya-samavritah
Mudho'yam na-abhijanati loko mam-ajam-avyayam
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
नnanot
अहम्ahamI
प्रकाशःprakashahmanifest/visible
सर्वस्यsarvasyato all
योगमायासमावृतःyoga-maya-samavritahcovered by Yoga-Maya
मूढःmudhahdeluded
अयम्ayamthis
लोकःlokahworld
अजम्ajamunborn
अव्ययम्avyayamimperishable
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मैं योगमाया से आवृत हूँ, इसलिए सबके सामने प्रकट नहीं होता। यह मूढ़ संसार मुझ अजन्मा और अविनाशी को नहीं जानता।
English Translation
I am not manifest to all, being veiled by My Yoga-Maya. This deluded world does not know Me, the unborn and imperishable.
Commentary (टीका)
Yoga-Maya is God's divine power that conceals His true nature from the unworthy. Unlike the Maya that binds souls, Yoga-Maya is God's voluntary self-concealment. Only through devotion and grace does this veil lift, revealing the eternal, unborn nature of the Supreme. This explains why God-realization is rare despite God being omnipresent.