Chapter 7 • Verse 24

Jnana Vijnana Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom

Sanskrit Verse

Avyaktam vyaktim apannam manyante mam abuddhayah, param bhavam ajananto mamavyayam anuttamam

Translation & Meaning

The unintelligent, not knowing My supreme, imperishable, and unsurpassed nature, think of Me as having assumed a form from the unmanifest. The ignorant mistake the human form of God for the totality of the Divine, not recognizing that the manifest form is just one expression of the infinite, unmanifest Supreme.

Key Teachings

  • •God's manifest form is not the totality of the Divine
  • •The unmanifest, imperishable nature of God transcends all forms
  • •Mistaking form for ultimate reality is spiritual immaturity

Topics

unmanifestdivine natureignoranceform of Godtranscendence
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