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BG 7.24 — 7.24 The foolish think of Me, the Unmanifest, as having manifestation, knowing not My higher, immutable and most excellent nature. | Live Gita
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अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः |
परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम् ||७-२४||

avyaktaṃ vyaktimāpannaṃ manyante māmabuddhayaḥ . paraṃ bhāvamajānanto mamāvyayamanuttamam ||7-24||


।।7.24।। बुद्धिहीन पुरुष मेरे अनुत्तम (सर्वोत्तम) अव्यय परम भाव को न जानते हुए मुझ अव्यक्त को व्यक्त मानते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

7.24 अव्यक्तम् the unmanifested? व्यक्तिम् to manifestation? आपन्नम् come to? मन्यन्ते think? माम् Me? अबुद्धयः the foolish? परम् the highest? भावम् nature? अजानन्तः not knowing? मम My? अव्ययम् immutable? अनुत्तमम् most excellent.Commentary The ignorant take Lord Krishna as a common mortal. They think that He has taken a body like ordinary human beings from the unmanifested state on account of the force of Karma of the previous birth. They have no knowledge of His higher? imperishable and selflu

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।7.24।।वे मुझ परमेश्वरकी ही शरणमें क्यों नहीं आते सो बतलाते हैं मेरे अविनाशी निरतिशय परम भावको अर्थात् परमात्मस्वरूपको न जाननेवाले बुद्धिरहित विवेकहीन मनुष्य मुझको यद्यपि मैं नित्यप्रसिद्ध सबका ईश्वर हूँ तो भी ऐसा समझते हैं कि यह पहले प्रकट नहीं थे अब प्रकट हुए हैं। अभिप्राय यह कि मेरे वास्तविक प्रभावको न समझनेके कारण वे ऐसा मानते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

7.24 The unintelligent, unaware of My supreme state which is immutable and unsurpassable, think of Me as the unmanifest that has become manifest.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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