अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः | परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम् ||७-२४||
avyaktaṃ vyaktimāpannaṃ manyante māmabuddhayaḥ . paraṃ bhāvamajānanto mamāvyayamanuttamam ||7-24||
Chapter 7 · Verse 24
Jnana Vijnana Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
In plain words
The ignorant take Lord Krishna as a common mortal. They think that He has taken a body like ordinary human beings from the unmanifested state on account of the force of Karma of the previous birth. They have no knowledge of His higher imperishable and selfluminous nature as the Highest Self.
Translation
7.24 Not knowing My higher nature, immutable and unsurpassed, the ignorant think of Me as an unmanifest entity who has now become manifest.
Meaning
The ignorant take Lord Krishna as a common mortal. They think that He has taken a body like ordinary human beings from the unmanifested state on account of the force of Karma of the previous birth. They have no knowledge of His higher imperishable and selfluminous nature as the Highest Self. They think that He has just now come into manifestation though He is selfexistent eternal beginningless endless birthless deathless changeless infinite and unmanifest.
Word by word
अव्यक्तम् the unmanifested व्यक्तिम् to manifestation आपन्नम् come to मन्यन्ते think माम् Me अबुद्धयः the foolish परम् the highest भावम् nature अजानन्तः not knowing मम My अव्ययम् immutable अनुत्तमम् most excellent.