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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.11
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तम: ।
नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥ ११ ॥
teṣām evānukampārtham
aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ
nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho
jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā
To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.
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3 study points
Out of special mercy, Kṛṣṇa dwells in His devotees’ hearts and destroys ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.
Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa reveals Himself through sincere devotional service, not through thinking or argument alone.
Serve Kṛṣṇa sincerely and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa constantly to clear material desires from the heart and gain pure knowledge.
Special mercy of the Lord — Lord destroys all the impediments and dispels any ignorance in the heart, with the shining lamp of knowledge.
The opulence of His position as source of all
Eagerness of His devotees to love and serve Him
His own reciprocation with that eagerness of devotees
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Divine mercy
He dispels their ignorance.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 10.11 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?
Offer one act today with devotion.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.