Word
jyotiḥ
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- light (2)
- illumined by the inner light (1)
- the source of light (1)
Every verse
- 5.24योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।yo 'ntaḥ-sukho 'ntar-ārāmas tathāntar-jyotir eva yaḥHe who is happy within, who rejoices within, and who is illuminated within, that Yogi attains absolute freedom, or Moksha, becoming Brahman himself.Here: illumined by the inner light
- 8.24अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।agnir jyotir ahaḥ śhuklaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā uttarāyaṇamFire, light, daytime, the bright fortnight, the six months of the northern path of the sun (the northern solstice) departing, then men who know Brahman go to Brahman.Here: light
- 8.25धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।dhūmo rātris tathā kṛiṣhṇaḥ ṣhaṇ-māsā dakṣhiṇāyanamAttaining the lunar light through smoke, night time, the dark fortnight, and the six months of the southern path of the sun (the southern solstice), the yogi returns.Here: light
- 13.18ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyateThat Light of all lights is said to be beyond darkness: knowledge, the knowable, and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all.Here: the source of light