Chapter 10: Vibhooti Yoga, verse 11
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।
नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥
Say itteṣhām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ
nāśhayāmyātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā
Translation
Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of knowledge.
Swami Sivananda
Out of compassion for them alone, I, residing in their hearts, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of knowledge.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Out of compassion for them alone, I, abiding in their mental activity as its object, dispel the darkness born of ignorance with the brilliant lamp of knowledge.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Out of compassion only towards these men, I, who remain as their very Self, destroy with the shining light of wisdom, their darkness born of ignorance.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
By My grace, I live in their hearts, and I dispel the darkness of ignorance with the shining light of wisdom.
Shri Purohit Swami
उन भक्तोंपर कृपा करनेके लिये ही उनके स्वरूप (होनेपन) में रहनेवाला मैं उनके अज्ञानजन्य अन्धकारको देदीप्यमान ज्ञानरूप दीपकके द्वारा सर्वथा नष्ट कर देता हूँ।
Swami Ramsukhdas
उनके ऊपर अनुग्रह करने के लिए मैं उनके अन्त:करण में स्थित होकर, अज्ञानजनित अन्धकार को प्रकाशमय ज्ञान के दीपक द्वारा नष्ट करता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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