Bhagavad Gita 7.25 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Not everyone can see me. I am hidden behind the world’s show.”
What it means
“Veiled by my own power, I am not visible to everyone. The confused world doesn't know me as unborn and eternal.”
The original Sanskrit
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः । मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥
nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yogamāyāsamāvṛtaḥ mūḍho.ayaṃ nābhijānāti loko māmajamavyayam
Translations
Literal translation
Being enveloped by yoga-maya, I do not become manifest to all. This deluded world does not know Me who am birthless and undecaying.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अपनी योगमाया से आवृत्त मैं सबको प्रत्यक्ष नहीं होता हूँ। यह मोहित लोक (मनुष्य) मुझ जन्मरहित, अविनाशी को नहीं जानता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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