Bhagavad Gita 10.11तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥
teṣhām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ
nāśhayāmyātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā
Sanskrit recitation
The source behind everything · 10.1–10.11 · Teaching
Translation
Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of knowledge.
Hindi translation
उन भक्तोंपर कृपा करनेके लिये ही उनके स्वरूप (होनेपन) में रहनेवाला मैं उनके अज्ञानजन्य अन्धकारको देदीप्यमान ज्ञानरूप दीपकके द्वारा सर्वथा नष्ट कर देता हूँ।
Meaning
Luminous lamp of knowledge The Lord dwells in the heart of the devotees who constantly think of Him and destroys the veil or the darkness born of ignorance due to the absence of discrimination, by the luminous lamp of knowledge fed by the oil of pure devotion, fanned by the wind of profound meditation on Him, provided with the wick of right intuition, generated by the constant cultivation of celibacy, piety and other divine virtues held in the chambers of the heart free from worldliness, placed in the innermost recesses of the mind free from the wind of senseattractions (withdrawn from the objects of the senses) and untainted by likes and dislikes, and shining with the light of knowledge of the Self caused by the constant practice of meditation.The lamp is not in need of an instrument or means or any sort of practice for the removal of darkness. The generation of the light itself is ite sufficient to remove the darkness. As soon as the darkness is removed by the light, the pot, the chair and the other articles are seen. Even so the dawn of knowledge of the Self itself is ite sufficient to remove ignorance. No other Karma or,practice is necessary. After the ignorance is removed by the knowledge of the Self, Brahman alone shines in Its pristine glory.
After Swami Sivananda
The source behind everything· 10.1–10.11→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 10.1The Blessed Lord said, Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to my supreme word which I…
- 10.2Neither the hosts of the gods nor the great sages know My origin; for I am the source of…
- 10.3He who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among…
- 10.4Intellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness,…
- 10.5Non-injury, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame, and ill-fame—these…
- 10.6The seven great sages, the ancient four, and the Manus, possessing powers like Mine (due…
- 10.7He who truly knows these manifold manifestations of My Being and this Yoga-power of Mine,…
- 10.8I am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed…
- 10.9With their minds and lives wholly absorbed in Me, they enlighten each other and ever speak…
- 10.10To those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of…
10.11Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness…
Word-by-word→
- eva
- only
- aham
- I
- dīpena
- with the lamp
- jñāna
- of knowledge
- sthaḥ
- dwelling
- tamaḥ
- darkness
- teṣhām
- for them
- bhāsvatā
- luminous
- ajñāna-jam
- born of ignorance
- nāśhayāmi
- destroy
- ātma-bhāva
- within their hearts
- anukampā-artham
- out of compassion
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