Jyotisham api taj jyotis tamasah param ucyate, jnanam jneyam jnana-gamyam hridi sarvasya vishthitam
That Brahman is the light of all lights and is said to be beyond darkness. It is knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the goal of knowledge. It is situated in the hearts of all. Brahman is the self-luminous reality that illumines all existence.
- •Brahman is the source of all light and consciousness
- •It transcends darkness and ignorance completely
- •The Divine dwells as witness in the hearts of all beings
Sarvasya chaham hridi sannivishto mattah smritir jnanam apohanam cha, vedaish cha sarvair aham eva vedyo vedanta-krid veda-vid eva chaham
I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me come memory, knowledge, and understanding. I am verily that which is to be known by all the Vedas; I am indeed the author of Vedanta and the knower of the Vedas.
- •God dwells in every heart
- •All knowledge comes from the divine
- •The Vedas point to this ultimate truth
Ishvarah sarva-bhutanam hrid-deshe 'rjuna tishthati, bhramayan sarva-bhutani yantrarudhani mayaya
The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy.
- •God dwells in every heart
- •We are guided by divine presence
- •Material nature is a vehicle for learning