नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः ।मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥
nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yogamāyāsamāvṛtaḥ |mūḍho 'yaṃ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam ||
- न प्रकाशः · na prakāśaḥ
- not manifest
- सर्वस्य · sarvasya
- to all
- योगमायासमावृतः · yogamāyāsamāvṛtaḥ
- veiled by yoga-maya
- मूढः · mūḍhaḥ
- deluded
- लोकः · lokaḥ
- world, people
- अजम् · ajam
- unborn
- अव्ययम् · avyayam
- imperishable
“Veiled by yoga-maya, I am not manifest to all. This deluded world does not know me, unborn and imperishable.”
— Original plain-language translation
Hiddenness is ascribed to Krishna's own power, not human failure alone. The veil is yoga-maya, divine art. Grace must lift what power conceals.
— Reader's notes (original)