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Chapter 7 · Verse 25 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 7.25

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Sanskrit

नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः। मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।

Transliteration

nāhaṁ prakāśhaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛitaḥ mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam

Word by Word

na not
aham I
prakāśhaḥ manifest
sarvasya to everyone
yoga-māyā God’s supreme (divine) energy
samāvṛitaḥ veiled
mūḍhaḥ deluded
ayam these
na not
abhijānāti know
lokaḥ persons
mām me
ajam unborn
avyayam immutable
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals a profound paradox: the infinite Self cannot be known through ordinary perception because divine Maya—God's creative energy—veils the truth from those trapped in delusion. The Lord is eternally unborn and unchanging, yet hidden from the deluded mind by the very power that sustains creation.

This is not punishment but mercy—the veil protects us until we are ready to see. When you encounter mystery in life, ask yourself: am I looking with the eyes of ego, or with the eyes of surrender?

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Bhagavad Gita 7.25 — BG 7.25

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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