Bhagavad Gita — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, Shloka 11
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम् । परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम् ॥ ९.११ ॥
avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam | paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram || 9.11 ||
மூடர்கள் என்னை மனித உடலை ஏற்றவனென்று எண்ணி இகழ்கிறார்கள்; எல்லாப் பிராணிகளுக்கும் மகா ஈசுவரனான என் பரம ஸ்வரூபத்தை அவர்கள் அறியார்.
मूढ़ लोग मुझे मनुष्य शरीर धारण करने वाला समझकर मेरा तिरस्कार करते हैं; वे मेरे परम स्वरूप को नहीं जानते, जो समस्त भूतों का महान् ईश्वर है।
The deluded disregard Me as one who has assumed a human body, not knowing My higher mode of being, the great lord of beings.
Devotional traditions often connect this to avatāra doctrine (divine embodiment). In a historical-philosophical reading, it addresses misrecognition of charismatic authority: judging by outward form while missing the claimed transcendent status.
FAQs
It describes a common cognitive error: reducing a person or teaching to surface traits and social categories, thereby missing deeper intent, insight, or value.
Krishna claims a ‘higher nature’ beyond the human embodiment. The verse supports a framework in which the divine can be present in embodied form without being limited to it.
After asserting divine governance of nature, Krishna anticipates skepticism: some dismiss the speaker due to his human appearance, which the text treats as a misunderstanding.
It cautions against superficial dismissal—encouraging careful evaluation of teachings and persons beyond external markers, while still allowing critical scrutiny of claims.
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