अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः ।परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम् ॥
avyaktaṃ vyaktim āpannaṃ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ |paraṃ bhāvam ajānanto mamāvyayam anuttamam ||
- अव्यक्तम् · avyaktam
- unmanifest
- व्यक्तिम् आपन्नम् · vyaktim āpannam
- come into manifestation
- मन्यन्ते · manyante
- they think
- अबुद्धयः · abuddhayaḥ
- the unwise
- परम् भावम् · param bhāvam
- supreme being-state
- अजानन्तः · ajānantaḥ
- not knowing
- अव्ययम् · avyayam
- imperishable
- अनुत्तमम् · anuttamam
- unsurpassed
“The unwise think of me, the unmanifest, as come into manifestation, not knowing my supreme, imperishable, unsurpassed being.”
— Original plain-language translation
Mistaking the human form for mere humanity misses the unborn ground within it. Manifestation does not exhaust mystery. Knowing the higher state protects devotion from condescension.
— Reader's notes (original)