An example is given to show how, though the lord is invisible as paramatma, he is revealed through the gunas of maya. The sun, covered by clouds, appears to be covered from the observers point of view, it still reveals the cloud, other clouds, the observers and other objects like pots. Though covered by ahankara (gunena), produced by you, and which covers the jiva who is the observer, you reveal the intelligence, senses, objects etc.(gunan) as well as the jivas (guninah). The paramatma is the revealer (pradipah).

O Lord, you are the cause of everything (bhūman). Since you are all ātmās you are indivisible. This verse elaborates on this. Or, “If I am the puruṣas who create, as the instigator of māyā in those forms, I will be touched with fault.” An example is given to remove this doubt. Or, though you are most merciful as the crest jewel for the devotees, you do not spread directly, because of your natural qualities like shyness and courtesy. By gurus, not being visible yourself, you spread your glories. You are the treasure house of all great qualities. This verse is then spoken. Hidden, you reveal yourself completely (saṣcakāsti). You are uncovered (apihitaḥ) by the form of guru, by the jīva who is like the ray of the sun, a taṭastha particle (guṇena). You reveal completely your qualities like mercy and, your reveal gurus and others who distribute your qualities like mercy (guṇinaḥ) in order to reveal yourself, There is no other cause for this revelation: you reveal everything by your mercy (ātma-pradīpaḥ). That is the cause. O Lord with continuous glories!

The sun, though (eva) covered, illuminates equally clouds and objects. It reveals objects located at a distance, just as it illuminates clouds which are close. The affix saṁ in the verb indicates that though the sun is covered by a cloud it still spreads its light to make objects completely visible. That applies to the Lord as well, the object of comparison. The Lord, though covered by ahaṅkāra, is ahaṅkāra’s cause and reveals clearly qualities and the possessor of qualities. Apihitaḥ means covered. Though the jīva is covered by ahaṅkāra and Paramātmā is not covered, the jīva cannot realize you because of his covering. You reveal everything and you are self-manifesting (ātma-pradīpaḥ). Thus you are not covered by ahaṅkāra. You are always in a manifested state. The reason is that you are unlimited (bhūman). Nothing can cover you. Or spreading great mercy, you, the crest jewel of the well behaved, do not reveal yourself because of natural shyness. But you do this indirectly through guru and others. Thus you are the storehouse of the best qualities. That is illustrated in the verse. The sun reveals things completely. You are covered by guru, a jīva who is like a semblance of the sun, who is your aṁśa (guṇena). You then reveals the gurus, the givers of mercy (guṇinaḥ), in order to reveal the qualities like mercy (guṇān). One should not say there is some other reason for this revelation, not mercy. He reveals things by himself (ātma-pradīpaḥ). He reveals by his mercy, because he has unlimited greatness (bhūman).