Chapter 10 · Verse 11 · Vibhooti Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 10.11
Sanskrit
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
Transliteration
teṣhām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ nāśhayāmyātma-bhāva-stho jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā
In plain words
You are lost in the fog of not knowing who you are or what you're meant to do, and that fog feels like it might swallow you whole. Krishna says: the light you need is already inside you, waiting. The moment you stop fighting and genuinely turn inward—even in despair—that light begins to shine, and the confusion that seemed permanent starts to dissolve.
Word by Word
Krishna declares that for those who turn toward Him with sincere hearts, He Himself dwells within and dispels the darkness born of ignorance—not through distant judgment, but through intimate compassion. The lamp of knowledge He kindles is not merely intellectual; it is the light of direct recognition of your own true nature, already present but obscured.
When you stop resisting and open to grace, the ignorance that kept you separate from your own Self dissolves naturally. In modern life, this means that the moment you genuinely seek clarity about who you really are—not what you've been told—the obstacles begin to clear, often faster than you expect.
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Bhagavad Gita 10.11 — BG 10.11
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