Vijñāna Yoga · Verse 24

अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः | परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययानुत्तमम्

avyaktaṃ vyaktim āpannaṃ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ | paraṃ bhāvam ajānanto mamāvyayān uttamam

The unintelligent consider Me as the Unmanifest who has come to manifestation, not knowing My supreme, immutable and transcendent nature.

The abuddhayaḥ (endowed with little buddhi) think that Kṛṣṇa was previously avyakta (unmanifested, formless) and now is vyakti (manifested, with form). It is a historical view.

They ignore param bhāva — the superior nature. Kṛṣṇa is avyaya (imperishable) and uttama (supreme). His “incarnation” is not limitation, but voluntary condescension.