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Bhakti & surrenderChapter 10 · The Opulence of the Absolute
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 10.11

Bhakti, loving dialogue and divine understanding

तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तम: ।

नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता ॥ ११ ॥

teṣām evānukampārtham

aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ

nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho

jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā

Translation

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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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Kṛṣṇa Lights the Heart

  1. 1Out of special mercy, Kṛṣṇa dwells in His devotees’ hearts and destroys ignorance with the shining lamp of knowledge.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa reveals Himself through sincere devotional service, not through thinking or argument alone.
  3. 3Serve Kṛṣṇa sincerely and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa constantly to clear material desires from the heart and gain pure knowledge.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 10, The Opulence of the Absolute: bhakti, loving dialogue and divine understanding.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Loving service and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Divine mercy

He dispels their ignorance.

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What does BG 10.11 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?

Practice

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Related verses

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BG 10.10Intelligence granted through devotionBG 18.58Perform duty in surrender to KrishnaBG 18.73My illusion is gone

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