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तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थ महमज्ञानजं तमः। नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।

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

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

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

The final ‘Catur-śloki’ verse describes the destruction of ignorance. Kṛṣṇa explains that out of pure compassion (‘Anukampā’), He dwells in the hearts of His devotees and personally destroys the darkness born of ignorance. He does this by lighting the brilliant lamp of knowledge within them. Material life is often compared to a dark room where we stumble and hurt ourselves. We cannot remove this darkness through our own limited efforts. But when Kṛṣṇa switches on the light, the shadows of doubt, fear, and illusion vanish instantly. Just as the sun dispels the morning fog, His presence clarifies everything. This internal revelation is the highest form of grace. It means that the truth is not something we have to manufacture; it is something that is revealed when our hearts are purified by devotion. By the Lord’s mercy, the sincere soul is protected from the pitfalls of material delusion forever.