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BG 9.11

अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्

avajānanti māṃ mūḍhā mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritam
paraṃ bhāvamajānanto mama bhūtamaheśvaram

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

Because of their evil actions (Karmas), fools disregard Me—the great Lord of all beings, the Omniscient, whose resolves are true, who is the sole cause of the entire universe, and who has taken the human body out of great compassion so that I might become the refuge of all. They consider Me to be a man like themselves: The meaning is that they disregard Me, not knowing My higher nature which is an abode of compassion, generosity, condescension and parental solicitude. This nature of mine is the cause of My resorting to the human shape. But without understanding this, the ignorant consider Me as of the same nature as others, because I have assumed the human form.