Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 7: Knowledge and Realization

Bhagavad Gita 7.25

nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yogamāyāsamāvṛtaḥ | mūḍho'yaṃ nābhijānāti loko māmajamavyayam ||

Veiled by my own creative power, I am not revealed to everyone. This deluded world does not know me, the unborn and imperishable.

Modern context

The divine is not hidden by accident. Krishna says he veils himself by his own creative power. There is something gracious in this. If the full truth were blazing out at every moment, there would be no room for freedom, for searching, for growth. The hiddenness leaves space for the journey. And it is not a permanent wall. It is a veil that lifts for those who look with love and patience.