योऽविज्ञाताहृतस्तस्य पुरुषस्य सखेश्वर: । यन्न विज्ञायते पुम्भिर्नामभिर्वा क्रियागुणै: ॥ ३ ॥
yo ’vijnatahrtas tasya purusasya sakhesvarah yan na vijnayate pumbhir namabhir va kriya-gunaih
- yah
- he who
- avijnata
- unknown
- ahrtah
- described
- tasya
- of him
- purusasya
- of the living entity
- sakha
- the eternal friend
- isvarah
- the master
- yat
- because
- na
- never
- vijnayate
- is understood
- pumbhih
- by the living entities
- namabhih
- by names
- va
- or
- kriya-gunaih
- by activities or qualities.
The person I have described as unknown is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master and eternal friend of the living entity. Since the living entities cannot realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead by material names, activities or qualities, He remains everlastingly unknown to the conditioned soul.