Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan

Now Krishna said I will give you Buddhi, now somebody may ask how Krishna will give Buddhi, that is described in next verse:

Bg 10.11

teṣām evānukampārtham
aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ
nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho
jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā

Word for word: 

teṣām — for them; eva — certainly; anukampā–artham — to show special mercy; aham — I; ajñāna–jam — due to ignorance; tamaḥ — darkness; nāśayāmi — dispel; ātma–bhāva — within their hearts; sthaḥ — situated; jñāna — of knowledge; dīpena — with the lamp; bhāsvatā — glowing.

Translation: 

To show them special mercy, I, dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the shining lamp of knowledge the darkness born of ignorance.

 

teṣām evānukampārtham, on them I will show special mercy

aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥ, so the born of ignorance whatever darkness is there

nāśayāmy ātma-bhāva-stho, ātma-bhāva-stho, I am situated in there heart, and nāśayāmy, I will destroy, how? jñāna-dīpena bhāsvatā, by the torch light of knowledge, 

When darkness comes we confuses and wanted to lit out world immediately but we don’t think about our inner world, our inner world is enveloped with blinding and binding darkness, binding means from that darkness suddenly some nasty desire comes up some negative feeling comes up, some doubt comes up, this troubles us it torments us it drains us, and ultimately it defeats us, so we don’t know what is good for us what is bad for us, we don’t know what all are there in our heart. And when some emotions come we cannot even identify that they are our enemies whatever comes within us we think O it is my emotion and therefore I must act on it, no inside us there is soul but there is mind also which has so much contamination therefore it is not that whatever comes out of me is me it could be something else which is masking and pretending to me. So for this devotees don’t have to make any extra effort devotee simply practices devotional service and Krishna removes the darkness Krishna ignite the light which makes inner world bright and right, so we will understand these material desires are not good for me and I will not indulge in it, and I will cultivate devotional desires. 

Some people think that devotees are not intelligent but Jiva Goswami, Ramanujacharya, Madhvacharya these are extra ordinarily intelligent people.

A devotee is supremely intelligent. Jei Krishna Bhaje Se Bara Chatur. 

So in these four verse Krishna not only demonstrate His Supreme position but He also demonstrates His benevolent disposition that I care if you just wanted to love Me I care so much that I will personally intervene and I will give you all the intelligence by which you will come back to Me.

So by demonstrating His love toward devotees Krishna is making a call to us don’t worry just follow Me I will provide you everything

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