Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 16

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः | तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम् ||

jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣāṁ nāśitam ātmanaḥ teṣām āditya-vaj jñānaṁ prakāśayati tat param

But for those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge, that knowledge, like the sun, illuminates the Supreme.

Krishna explains the power of knowledge: for those whose ignorance (ajñānam) is destroyed (nāśitam) by knowledge (jñānena), that knowledge (jñānam), like the sun (āditya-vat), illuminates (prakāśayati) the Supreme (tat param). This means when ignorance is removed, knowledge reveals the Supreme truth—just as the sun reveals objects hidden in darkness. The key insight: knowledge doesn't just remove ignorance—it actively reveals the Supreme. When you understand that actions arise from nature and don't affect the Lord, ignorance is destroyed, and knowledge illuminates the truth. This understanding is the foundation of karma yoga—knowing the truth about action and its relationship to the Self.