BG 13.17
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते ।
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ॥
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम् ॥
jyotiṣām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param ucyate
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam
Word-for-word meanings
tat — It [Brahman]; jyotiḥ — [is] the light; jyotiṣām — of all luminous objects; api — whatsoever; ucyate — [and] is said; param — to be beyond; tamasaḥ — darkness [i.e., ignorance]; jñānam — [It is] knowledge; jñeyam — the knowable; jñāna-gamyam — [and] is capable of being directly intuited through enlightened awareness; viṣṭhitam — [It] is situated; hṛdi — in the heart; sarvasya — of all beings.
Translation
It is the light of all luminous objects whatsoever and is said to be beyond darkness [ignorance]. It is knowledge, the knowable, and capable of being directly intuited through enlightened awareness. It is situated in the hearts of all beings.