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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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theirs-being covered by which ignorance creatures<br />

get deluded-; nasitam, becomes destroyed;<br />

jnanena, by knowledge, by discriminating<br />

knowledge concerning the Self; tesam, their;<br />

jnanam, knowledge; adityavat, like the sun;<br />

prakasayati, reveals, in the same way as the sun<br />

reveals all forms whatever; tat-param, that<br />

supreme Reality, the Reality which is the highest<br />

Goal, the totality of whatever is to be known.<br />

5.17 Those who have their intellect absorbed in<br />

That, whose Self is That, who are steadfast in That,<br />

who have That as their supreme Goal-they attain<br />

the state of non-returning, their dirt having been<br />

removed by Knowledge.<br />

English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit<br />

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

5.17 Tat-buddhayah, those who have their intellect<br />

absorbed in That, [Here Ast. reads 'tasmin<br />

brahmani, in that Brahman'.-Tr.] in the supreme<br />

Knowledge which has been revealed; tat-atmanah,<br />

whose Self is That, who have That (tat) supreme<br />

Brahman Itself as their Self (atma); tat-nisthah, who<br />

are steadfast in That-nistha is intentness, exclusive<br />

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