Bhagavad Gita · Purushottama YogaChapter 15, Shloka 12 (15.12)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद् भासयतेऽखिलम्
यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत् तेजो विद्धि मामकम्
॥ 15.12 ॥
yadādityagataṃ tejo jagad bhāsayate'khilam
yaccandramasi yaccāgnau tat tejo viddhi māmakam
Translation
"The radiance that dwells in the sun and lights up the whole world, that which is in the moon and that which is in fire — know that radiance to be mine."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. tat jyotiḥ; sattvādhikyāt āvistaratvopapatteḥ — because sattva predominates there, the light is more manifest there; na tu tatraiva tat adhikam iti — not that there is more of it there. The analogy of the mirror: the face is the same everywhere, but it shows clearly in a clean mirror.
Acharya Ramanuja. tat madīyaṃ tejaḥ taiḥ taiḥ ārādhitena mayā tebhyo datta — the radiance given to them by me, worshipped by each of them.
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