Chapter 9 · The Royal Knowledge

    Verse 11

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 9, Verse 11

    अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्। परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣhīṁ tanum āśhritam paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśhvaram

    Translation

    Fools disregard Me, dwelling in a human form, not knowing My higher nature as the Supreme Lord of all beings.
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