SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 13<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 13 verse 16<\/a><\/p>\n jyOthishAm api thath jyOthisthamasa: param uchyathE |<\/em> thath – that AthmA That AthmA is the light for identifying luminous objects (like lamp, sun); it is said to be different from the primordial matter; it is known to be an embodiment of knowledge; it is attained through knowledge (as explained in previous SlOkams starting with amAnithvam …); it resides in the heart of all creatures such as humans<\/p>\n ‘It is the light even of lights and is said to be beyond darkness (tamas<\/em>); wisdom-knowable; wisdom-gainable; centred in every heart.’<\/span><\/p>\n Lights<\/em> are such as those of sun, fire, gem etc. Light of these lights means that which illuminates these or that by the light of which these lights are seen, meaning light of knowledge before which all the luminaries, the sun etc, shine. As for lamp-light and the rest, they but dispel the darkness intervening between the sense of (sight) and its object; the illuminating power of these lights is but limited to such work. (Not so the light of the soul).<\/span><\/p>\n It is said to be beyond darkness (tamas)<\/em>. The term tamas<\/em> is designatory of the subtle condition of prak\u1e5biti (=matter). It (soul) transcends even this subtle principle.<\/span><\/p>\n Hence j\u00f1\u0101nam-jneyam = Comprehensible by intellect or knowledge) as that which is characterized by intelligence (or consciousness=jn\u0101n\u0101k\u0101ra<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n It is jn\u0101na gamyam<\/em>=wisdom-gainable or that what can be reached by wisdom embodied in the qualities: \u2018Reverence’ etc., or by qualities which constitute knowledge by means of which to gain wisdom.<\/span><\/p>\n Centred in every heart<\/em>= Present or seated in the hearts of all creatures, man etc. in a pronounced form.<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 13 verse 18<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 13 << Chapter 13 verse 16 SlOkam \u2013 Original jyOthishAm api thath jyOthisthamasa: param uchyathE | gyAnam gyEyam gyAnagamyam hrudhi sarvasya vishtitham || word-by-word meaning thath – that AthmA jyOthishAm api – for luminous objects (like lamp, sun) jyOthi: – being the light (to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-13","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5495\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n gyAnam gyEyam gyAnagamyam hrudhi sarvasya vishtitham ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning <\/h3>\n
\njyOthishAm api – for luminous objects (like lamp, sun)
\njyOthi: – being the light (to identify them);
\nthamasa: – primordial matter
\nparam – different from
\nuchyathE – is said to be;
\ngyAnam gyEyam – is known to be an embodiment of knowledge;
\ngyAna gamyam – is attained through knowledge (as explained in previous SlOkams starting with amAnithvam …);
\nsarvasya – in all creatures such as humans
\nhrudhi – in the heart
\nvishtitham – resides.<\/p>\nSimple Translation <\/h3>\n
\u00a0Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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