Verse 10.11
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः | नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ||११||
Transliteration (IAST)
teṣām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ | nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā ||11||
Word-by-Word Meanings
anukampā-artham-out of compassion
ajñāna-jam-born of ignorance
tamaḥ-darkness
nāśayāmi-I destroy
ātma-bhāva-sthaḥ-dwelling within their hearts
jñāna-dīpena-with the lamp of knowledge
Translation
Out of compassion for them, I, dwelling within their hearts, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.
Commentary
Krishna as the inner guide (antaryāmin) actively dispels ignorance through the light of knowledge. The metaphor of the 'jñāna-dīpa' (lamp of knowledge) is powerful - darkness does not need to be fought, only illuminated. This verse affirms that divine grace operates from within the devotee's own heart.
Themes
bhaktijnanaatman