। ॥ १०९ ॥
In plain words
This is how the Self, pure as it is, stays veiled by ignorance for so long. But the plain fact that beings are conscious at all — that isn't hidden; the whole world already knows it.
Close to the Sanskrit
By ignorance, thus, the Self, though pure, is covered for a very long time; but not so the power of consciousness in creatures, which is well-established in the world.