Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 10, Verse 11
Verse 11
The Yoga of Divine Glories
To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.
Context & Meaning
Out of compassion (anukampā), Krishna Himself destroys the darkness of ignorance from within the devotee's own heart with the blazing lamp of knowledge. The image is extraordinarily tender: the Supreme, dwelling as the innermost Self, personally illuminates what obscures itself. The seeker does not ultimately find God — God finds the seeker, from the inside.
Scholar Commentaries
1 commentary · Public domainMadhvacharya
DvaitaAnukampā — compassion, literally "trembling with the other" — is the Lord's motive. He does not wait for the devotee to become worthy; He acts from love. The guru within the heart is the most intimate and the most reliable guide.