Kṛṣṇa explains the paradox of His appearance. He is ‘ajaḥ’ (unborn) and ‘avyayātmā’ (of an imperishable nature). Unlike ordinary humans who are forced into birth by their past karma, Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of all beings and is not subject to the laws of nature. He describes how He appears by His own free will. When Kṛṣṇa descends, He does not accept a material body made of flesh and bone that eventually decays. Instead, He appears in His original transcendental form by His ‘ātma-māyayā’, or His internal spiritual potency. He is like a king who enters a prison to inspect it; he is inside the walls, but he is not a prisoner like the others. This verse confirms that God has a specific, transcendental form that is not made of matter. He remains the Supreme Controller even when He walks the earth. His ‘birth’ is an appearance, like the rising of the sun, which exists even when it is not visible to our limited eyes. This realization is essential for understanding Kṛṣṇa’s absolute position.