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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -7
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25. I am not manifest to all, veiled (as I am) by Yoga-Maya. This deluded world knows Me not, the Unborn, the Immutable. I am not manifest to all people; the implied meaning is: I am manifest only to a few, who are My devotees,-veiled (as I am) by Yoga-Māyā, being concealed by Māyā, which is the yoga, i.e. combination, of the (three) gunas. Hence, this deluded world knows Me not, the Unborn, the Immutable. Enveloped as I am by Yoga-Māyā, the world does not re cognise Me; not so does this Yoga-Māyā obstruct My knowledge- the knowledge of the Lord (īśvara). the possessor of Māyā;- heingMy own (i.e. it is under My control), just as the jugglery (māyā) of any juggler (wayavn) does not (obstruct) his knowledge. Wherefore, |
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