Chapter 5 · The Yoga of Renunciation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 5.16

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मन: तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्

jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥ teṣhām āditya-vaj jñānaṁ prakāśhayati tat param

Recitation · Text 5.16
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

For those whose ignorance has been destroyed by knowledge, that knowledge illumines the Supreme like the sun. The sun does not create what it shows — it only removes the condition under which things could not be seen.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The sun doesn't create what it reveals — it only removes the condition that hid it.