Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 18
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 18
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्॥१८॥
Transliteration
Jyotisham-Api Taj-Jyotis-Tamasah Param-Uchyate.
Jnanam Jneyam Jnana-Gamyam Hridi Sarvasya Vishthitam.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ज्योतिषाम्jyotishamof all luminaries
अपिapialso
तत् ज्योतिःtat jyotihthat light
तमसःtamasahof darkness
परम्parambeyond
ज्ञानम्jnanamknowledge
ज्ञेयम्jneyamthe object of knowledge
ज्ञानगम्यम्jnana-gamyamattainable by knowledge
हृदिhridiin the heart
सर्वस्यsarvasyaof all
विष्ठितम्vishthitamis seated
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
वह ज्योतियों की भी ज्योति है और अन्धकार से परे कहा जाता है। वह ज्ञानस्वरूप, ज्ञेय और ज्ञान द्वारा प्राप्य है — सबके हृदय में विराजमान है।
English Translation
That is the light of all lights, said to be beyond darkness. It is knowledge itself, the object of knowledge, and attainable through knowledge — seated in the hearts of all.
Commentary (टीका)
One of the most luminous verses in the Gita, describing Brahman as the ultimate source of all light — the sun, moon, and fire shine only because of It. It transcends all darkness of ignorance. It is simultaneously the means of knowing (knowledge), the thing to be known (the knowable), and the goal reached through knowledge, residing in every heart.