Chapter 5 • Verse 16

Karma Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

Jnanena tu tad ajnanam yesham nashitam atmanah, tesham aditya-vaj jnanam prakashayati tat param

Translation & Meaning

But for those in whom this ignorance of the Self is destroyed by knowledge, that knowledge illuminates the Supreme like the sun reveals all things. Self-knowledge is the most powerful force — it dissolves the darkness of ignorance entirely.

Key Teachings

  • Self-knowledge destroys the root of ignorance
  • Jnana illuminates the Supreme Reality like sunlight illuminates the world
  • Liberation is the natural result of the removal of ignorance

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