मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥ २५ ॥
nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yogamāyāsamāvṛtaḥ .
mūḍho’yaṃ nābhijānāti loko māmajamavyayam .. 25 ..
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I am not manifest to all people; that is to say, I am manifest only to a few who are my devotees. I am veiled by Yoga-māyā.—Yoga-māyā is the Māyā which is none other than the Yoga or union of the three gunas.—Or, Yoga is the firm will of the Lord or Īśvara. The Illusion or veil thereby spread is called Yoga-māyā.—Wherefore people are deluded and know Me not as unborn and imperishable.
The Yoga-māyā by which I am veiled and on account of which people do not recognise Me, is Mine, i. e., subject to My control, and as such, it cannot obstruct My knowledge—the knowledge of the Īśvara, of the possessor (for wielder) of the Māyā, just as the glamour (maya) caused by a juggler (mayavin) does not obstruct his own knowledge. Wherefore,