ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः ।तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम् ॥
jñānena tu tad ajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitam ātmanaḥ |teṣām ādityavaj jñānaṃ prakāśayati tatparam ||
- ज्ञानेन · jñānena
- by knowledge
- अज्ञानम् · ajñānam
- ignorance
- नाशितम् · nāśitam
- destroyed
- आत्मनः · ātmanaḥ
- of the self
- आदित्यवत् · ādityavat
- like the sun
- ज्ञानम् · jñānam
- knowledge
- प्रकाशयति · prakāśayati
- reveals
- तत् परम् · tat param
- that supreme (truth)
“But for those whose ignorance of the self is destroyed by knowledge, that knowledge reveals the supreme like the sun.”
— Original plain-language translation
Sunrise is the governing image: darkness is not fought but dispelled by light. Self-knowledge works the same way on delusion. Once ignorance lifts, the highest truth shines on its own.
— Reader's notes (original)