Bhagavad Gita 9.11 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Some people laugh at God in human form. They don’t understand.”
What it means
“Fools look down on me when I take a human form, not knowing my higher nature as the lord of all beings.”
The original Sanskrit
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् । परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ॥
avajānanti māṃ mūḍhā mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritam paraṃ bhāvamajānanto mama bhūtamaheśvaram
Translations
Literal translation
Not knowing My supreme nature as the Lord of all beings, foolish people disregard Me who have taken a human body.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
समस्त भूतों के महान् ईश्वर रूप मेरे परम भाव को नहीं जानते हुए मूढ़ लोग मनुष्य शरीरधारी मुझ परमात्मा का अनादर करते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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