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Bhagavad Gīta Bhāshya

B.G 5.16

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः। तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत् परम् ॥१६॥

For those beings who have destroyed that ignorance with the help of knowledge, the said transcendental knowledge illuminates that Supreme, like the Sun.

Gīta Bhāshya 5.16

It is knowledge alone that can destroy ignorance. The first instance of the word 'jñāna' indicates material knowledge, second refers to transcendental knowledge.

ज्ञानमेव अज्ञान नाशकं इत्याह - ज्ञानेन इति॥ प्रथमज्ञानं परोक्षं ॥१६॥

It is knowledge alone that can destroy ignorance. The 'jñānena' verse expresses the same. The first word 'jñānaṁ' in the context indicates 'indirect knowledge', i.e. material knowledge. (Thus it is implied, the second word 'jñānaṁ' refers to transcendental knowledge.)

बहुचित्रजगद्बहुधाकरणात् परशक्तिरनन्तगुणः परमः ।
सुखरूपममुष्य पदं परमं स्मरतस्तु भविष्यति तत्सततम् ॥
"The one who has created this variegated vast universe with varied forms has infinite power and is of infinite auspicious qualities. He certainly bestows the highest state of bliss to those who meditate on his ever happy essence." -Dwādasha stōtra 4.3

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