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Bhagavad Gita 9.11 — Avajananti Mam Mudha

Bhagavad Gita 9.11 — Avajananti Mam Mudha in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning devotion or while contemplating the supreme nature of the Lord·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 11

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

In this verse of the Raja-Vidya Yoga chapter — the chapter of the royal, supreme knowledge — Krishna laments that the deluded fail to recognize his divinity when he appears in human form. Seeing only the outer body, they overlook his transcendental nature as Bhuta-Maheshwara, the Supreme Lord of all beings. The verse cautions the seeker not to judge the Divine by external appearances but to perceive God's higher reality with the eye of faith and wisdom.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 11 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the ninth chapter, Raja-Vidya Yoga, Krishna imparts the most confidential and sovereign knowledge of devotion. Having revealed that all beings rest in him while he remains transcendent, he observes with compassion that the deluded, seeing only his human form, deride him — blind to his supreme nature as the Lord of all beings.

✦ As told in scripture

The tradition recalls how even great ones failed to honour the Lord while he walked the earth in human form, while humble devotees who perceived his divinity were uplifted; saints teach that those who look past the outer form and recognize the Supreme within receive his grace, where the proud who deride it remain bound by delusion.

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The Mantra

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

Meaning:The foolish disregard Me when I take on a human form, not knowing My higher nature as the Supreme Lord of all beings.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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avajānanti🔊disregard, deride, look down upon

mām🔊Me

mūḍhāḥ🔊the foolish, the deluded

mānuṣhīm🔊human

tanum🔊form, body

āśhritam🔊assumed, taken on

param🔊supreme, higher, divine

bhāvam🔊nature, state of being

ajānantaḥ🔊not knowing

mama🔊My

bhūta-maheśhvaram🔊the Supreme Lord of all beings

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 9.11 — Avajananti Mam Mudha

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Awakens recognition of Krishna's supreme divinity behind the human form

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Warns against the folly of judging the Divine by outer appearance

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Strengthens faith (shraddha) in the Lord as Supreme Being of all

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Cultivates humility and reverence toward God and saints

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Deepens understanding of the Lord's transcendental (para) nature

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Guards the devotee against the delusion that derides the Divine

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 9.11 — Avajananti Mam Mudha

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMorning devotion or while contemplating the supreme nature of the Lord

Recite this verse with reverence, reflecting on how easily the outer form can hide the inner divinity of the Lord. Let it cultivate the humility to look beyond appearances and to honour God's supreme nature. Chanted regularly, it strengthens faith, deepens devotion, and protects the mind from the irreverence the verse describes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 9.11 — Avajananti Mam Mudha written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Krishna teaches that foolish, deluded people disregard him because he appears in a human form. They fail to recognize his higher, transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord of all beings. The verse warns against judging the Divine by external appearance.

Because they see only the visible human body and not the 'param bhavam' — the supreme nature behind it. Lacking spiritual vision and faith, the deluded mistake the Lord for an ordinary person and so disregard him, missing his reality as Bhuta-Maheshwara.

It means the Great Lord (Maheshwara) of all beings (bhuta). Even while appearing in human form, Krishna is the Supreme Controller and source of all existence. The verse stresses this hidden, higher identity that the foolish overlook.

It teaches us to look beyond outer appearances and to approach God, scripture and saints with faith and humility. Spiritual recognition depends not on the senses but on inner vision and devotion; without these, even the presence of the Divine can be missed.