नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः ।
मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ।। ७.२५ ।।

nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ |
mūḍho’yaṁ nābhijānāti loko mām-ajam-avyayam || 7.25 ||

Krishna again impresses upon Arjuna that he speaks not alone as a timely instructor, but also carries an unrelenting identity with the Supreme, reflecting dimensions ascribed generally to the Almighty (7.25). It is this higher consciousness that makes him speak the way he does.