Jnanena tu tad ajnanam yesham nashitam atmanah, tesham aditya-vaj jnanam prakashayati tat param
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.
- •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
Yatha prakaśayaty ekah kritsnam lokam imam ravih, kshetram kshetri tatha kritsnam prakasayati bharata
Just as the one sun illuminates the entire world, so does the one soul illuminate the entire field (body). As one sun lights the whole world, a single consciousness illumines the entire body — this analogy concludes the teaching on field and knower.
- •One consciousness illumines the entire body-field
- •The soul is the single source of awareness within
- •Understanding this concludes the teaching of Chapter 13
Sarva-dvaresu dehe 'smin prakasha upajayate, jnanam yada tada vidyad vivriddham sattvam ity uta
When all the gates of the body are illuminated with the light of knowledge, one may know that sattva is predominant. The symptom of sattva is the illumination of consciousness — when all senses and gates of perception are bright with awareness.
- •Illumination of all senses indicates sattvic dominance
- •Sattva manifests as clarity and perceptiveness
- •Recognizing one's present guna state is important for self-development