偈颂 7.257.17.27.37.47.57.67.77.87.97.107.117.127.137.147.157.167.177.187.197.207.217.227.237.247.257.267.277.287.297.30

I am not manifest to all (as I am) veiled by the Yoga-Maya. This deluded world does not know Me, the unborn and imperishable.

Veiled by my power of yoga and illusion, I am not revealed to everyone. This deluded world does not recognize me, the unborn and imperishable.

Krishna explains why he is not seen for what he is. He is covered by his yoga-māyā, his own power of veiling, and so he is not revealed to all. The deluded world does not recognize him as the unborn and imperishable one. The verse suggests that the hiddenness of the divine is not an accident but part of how the world is. It also explains why Arjuna, who has spent years beside Krishna as friend and kinsman, has not fully known him until now.