Chapter 10: Vibhūti-yoga: Verse 11
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तम:।
नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥
teṣām-evānukampārtham-aham-ajñānajaṃ tama:
nāśayāmy-ātma-bhāvastho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā – 10.11
Out of compassion for them, remaining as their very Self, I (the Supreme) destroy the darkness of ignorance, by means of the effulgent lamp of wisdom.
Chapter 10: Vibhūti-yoga - Verse 11
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
The Supreme, the Self in everybody, out of compassion for such devotees, removes their delusion born of ignorance by lighting the inner lamp of wisdom. Igniting their dormant intelligence, the Supreme initiates them to enquire as to whom they are worshipping: “Is it an external presence, or something within? The delight we experience is inner. Its source also must be inner. What is that source?
“The body is gross, limited. Inner presence is totally different from it. It has no limitations of the body. It is in me, but I do not know it. Thoughts and mind, I do not cognize in full; inner sentience is also not cognized well. Inner presence is no doubt the source of my mind, thought, feelings, emotions and delight. So it should be even more delightful.”
This kind of ignition the Supreme institutes in devotees, leading them to attain true spiritual enlightenment. In any case, jnana alone fulfils all spiritual pursuits.
