ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।
तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।
।।5.16।। परन्तु जिनका वह अज्ञान आत्मज्ञान से नष्ट हो जाता है उनके लिए वह ज्ञान सूर्य के सदृश परमात्मा को प्रकाशित करता है।।
Vedic knowledge alone destroys spiritual ignorance that is why Lord Krishna uses the word jnana or knowledge referring to knowledge of the Vedas which gives actual awareness of the ultimate reality. Here the word jnana denotes a supra-consciousness experience it does not mean expertise in intellectual empirical knowledge nor does it mean proficiency in mundane analytical knowledge.
