BG 7.25

नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः ।
मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ॥
nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ
mūḍho ’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam

Word-for-word meanings

samāvṛtaḥ — being veiled;  yoga-māyā — by [My] divine potency;  aham — I;  na prakāśaḥ — am not manifest;  sarvasya — to everyone;  ayam — [therefore] this;  mūḍhaḥ — deluded;  lokaḥ — world;  na abhijānāti — does not know;  mām — Me;  ajam — the unborn;  avyayam — [and] imperishable.

Translation

Veiled by My divine potency ( yoga-māyā), I am not manifest to all. Therefore, the deluded world does not know Me, the unborn and imperishable.

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Is Durga/Parvati- the consort of Lord Shiva the personified form of Mahamaya?

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