Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 16
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 5 श्लोक 16

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।
तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी तेजोमयानंद
।।5.16।। परन्तु जिनका वह अज्ञान आत्मज्ञान से नष्ट हो जाता है उनके लिए वह ज्ञान सूर्य के सदृश परमात्मा को प्रकाशित करता है।।


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
Although the intelligence may be shrouded by the veil of ignorance still  it
has been seen that there are  those  whose  consciousness  becomes  awakened
upon receiving Vedic knowledge.   The  veil  of  ignorance  is  due  to  the
endless mass of accumulated  reactions  to  previous  actions  in  incessant
lifetimes since time immemorial. Atma tattva or realisation of the soul  and
soul related knowledge derived from the Vedic scriptures  and  imbibed  from
the teachings of the spiritual master increases virtue and quality in  ones
daily life and is exceedingly pure. For this  it  is  necessary  to  achieve
innate  extraordinary  intelligence  or  supra-consciousness  which  becomes
resplendent like the sun unlimited and expansive,  illuminating  all  things
by the reality of their exact nature. The word jnanam meaning  by  knowledge
and atmanah denoting plurality of souls confirms that by such knowledge  one
realises the Supreme Being.  It should not be contended that  the  plurality
of unlimited atmas is upadhi or limited because no trace of  limitation  can
exist once ones ignorance has been dispelled by  atma  tattva.    Spiritual
intelligence in  itself  is  an  attribute  of  one  who  possesses  and  is
dependent upon existence. The atma which is eternal is not an attribute  and
is independent in relation to existence.  The  analogy  of  the  sun  as  an
illuminator is to illustrate the relation between cognisance  and  cognition
or the relationship between the knower and the known shown  by  the  sun  as
the source of light and emanation of light. Hence it can be  discerned  that
in samsara or the endless cycle of birth and death in the conditioned  state
there is extreme limitation due to karma or  reactions  to  actions  and  in
moksa or the emancipated state there is an absence of limitation  due  to  a
lack of karma..