Like the sun rising

jñānena tu tadajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitamātmanaḥteṣāmādityavajjñānaṃ prakāśayati tatparam

But for those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the Self, that knowledge, like the sun, lights up the Supreme.

What it means

Krishna continues the image of clouds and light. When jnana, knowledge of the Self, dissolves ignorance, it shines like the sun. And like the sun, it doesn't just light itself. It reveals the highest reality, everything clearly, all at once.

The story

Arjuna has been in the dark, confused and grieving. Krishna promises dawn. Not just answers to his questions, but light that shows him the whole landscape of life.

In your life

Picture a hiker lost in fog at dawn, until the sun burns through and the whole valley appears. Hold on in the fog. Clarity often arrives all at once.