Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Yoga, verse 11
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ॥
Say itavajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣhīṁ tanum āśhritam
paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśhvaram
Translation
Fools disregard Me, clad in human form, not knowing My higher Being as the great Lord of all beings.
Swami Sivananda
Not knowing My supreme nature as the Lord of all beings, foolish people disregard Me, who have taken a human form.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Fools disregard Me, dwelling in a human form, not knowing My higher nature as the Supreme Lord of all beings.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Unaware of My immutable, highest Absolute Supreme nature, the deluded ones disregard Me, dwelling in the human body.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They do not know that in My higher nature, I am the Lord-God of all.
Shri Purohit Swami
मूर्खलोग मेरे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके महान् ईश्वररूप परमभावको न जानते हुए मुझे मनुष्यशरीरके आश्रित मानकर अर्थात् साधारण मनुष्य मानकर मेरी अवज्ञा करते हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
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
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.