Gita Verse 7.24

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 24

Sanskrit Verse

अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।

Transliteration

avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ

paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mamāvyayam anuttamam

Word meanings

avyaktam—formless; vyaktim—possessing a personality; āpannam—to have assumed; manyante—think; mām—me; abuddhayaḥ—less intelligent; param—Supreme; bhāvam—nature; ajānantaḥ—not understanding; mama—my; avyayam—imperishable; anuttamam—excellent

Swami Sivananda's translation

The foolish think of Me, the Unmanifest, as having manifestation, not knowing My higher, immutable, and most excellent nature.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 7