Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 7.24
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 7.24 · 7 · Verse 24
Sanskrit Original
।।7.24।। अव्यक्तम् अप्रकाशं व्यक्तिम् आपन्नं प्रकाशं गतम् इदानीं मन्यन्ते मां नित्यप्रसिद्धमीश्वरमपि सन्तम् अबुद्धयः अविवेकिनः परं भावं परमात्मस्वरूपम् अजानन्तः अविवेकिनः मम अव्ययं व्ययरहितम् अनुत्तमं निरतिशयं मदीयं भावमजानन्तः मन्यन्ते इत्यर्थः।।तदज्ञानं किंनिमित्तमित्युच्यते
7.24 Abuddhayah, the unintelligent, the non-discriminating ones; ajanantah, unaware; mama, of My; param, supreme; bhavam, state, My reality as the supreme Self; which is avyayam, immutable, undecaying; and anuttanam, unsurpassable; manyante, think; mam, of Me; as avyaktam, the unmanifest, the invisible; apannam, that has become; vyaktim, manifest, visible, at present [At present, after being embodied as an Incarnation.]-though I am the ever well-known God. They think so because they are unaware of My reality. This is the idea. What is the reason for their ignorance? This is being stated: