Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 311

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-10 Vibhūti Yogaḥ

na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṃ na maharṣayaḥ | aham-ādir-hi devānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ || 2 || 2. Neither the hosts of gods nor the great seers know My glory. Indeed, I am the sole source of the gods and of the great seers. Commentary “However supernatural their vision, and however great their knowledge, the hosts of gods and the wise seers cannot comprehend My particular glory. They do not know My name, activity, essential nature, attributes etc., the reason being that I am the source in every way of these gods and great seers. I am the very source of their nature, knowledge and power etc. They have become gods and great seers because I have given them understanding according to their meritorious deeds. That understanding is limited and therefore they do not know My essential nature and characteristics as they really are.” Sri Krishna proceeds to explain that insight into His true nature, which is beyond the grasp of gods and sages and which is the means for release from the hindrances that obstruct the dawning of devotion: —