Chapter 7: Gyaan Vigyana Yoga, verse 25
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।
मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥
Say itnāhaṁ prakāśhaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛitaḥ
mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam
Translation
I am not manifest to all, veiled as I am by the Yoga-Maya. This deluded world does not know Me, who am unborn and imperishable.
Swami Sivananda
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 Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Veiled by my Maya, I am not manifest to all; this deluded world does not recognize me as the unborn and immutable.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Being surrounded by the trick of yoga-illusion, I am not clear to all; hence, this deluded world of perceivers does not recognize Me, the unborn and undying.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of the Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and Imperishable.
Shri Purohit Swami
जो मूढ़ मनुष्य मेरेको अज और अविनाशी ठीक तरहसे नहीं जानते (मानते), उन सबके सामने योगमायासे अच्छी तरहसे आवृत हुआ मैं प्रकट नहीं होता।
Swami Ramsukhdas
अपनी योगमाया से आवृत्त मैं सबको प्रत्यक्ष नहीं होता हूँ। यह मोहित लोक (मनुष्य) मुझ जन्मरहित, अविनाशी को नहीं जानता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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