Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 7.24
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 7.24 · 7 · Verse 24
Sanskrit Original
।।7.24।।सर्वैः कर्मभिः आराध्यः अहं सर्वेश्वरः वाङ्मनसापरिच्छेद्यस्वरूपस्वभावः परमकारुण्याद् आश्रितवात्सल्यात् च सर्वसमाश्रयणीयत्वाय अजहत्स्वभाव एव वसुदेवसूनुः अवतीर्ण इति मम एवं परं भावम् अव्ययम् अनुत्तमम् अजानन्तः प्राकृतराजसूनुसमानम् इतः पूर्वम् अनभिव्यक्तम् इदानीं कर्मवशाद् जन्मविशेषं प्राप्य व्यक्तिम् आपन्नं प्राप्तं माम् अबुद्धयो मन्यन्ते अतो मां न श्रयन्ते न कर्मभिः आराधयन्ति च।कुत एवं न प्रकाश्यते इति अत्र आह
7.24 Ignorant people do not know My higher nature, immutable and unsurpassed. They do not know that it is I, who is worshipped through all rites, who is the Lord of all, and whose nature is beyond speech and mind, that has incarnated as the son of Vasudeva, without abandoning My divine nature, out of My supreme compassion and parental love for those who resort to Me and in order that I may be the refuge of all. They consider Me as only a worldly prince who was not manifest before and who has now become manifest by Karma and has secured a special form. Therefore, they do not resort to Me, nor do they worship Me. Why is He not manifest (to them)? Sri Krsna says: