Bhagwad Gita - Post 121

Verse 10

Teshaam satatayuktaanaam

Bhajataam preetipoorvakam;

Dadaami buddhiyogam tam

Yena maamupayaanti te.

To them who are ever steadfast, worshipping Me with love, I give the Yoga of discrimination by which they come to Me.

“In great compassion, I endow these devoted souls with the

highest kind of understanding by which they cannot forget Me at any time. Those who are perpetually united with Me — satatayukta — and who worship Me and adore Me and praise Me in intense devotional love, to them I give this great blessing and grace of Mine in the form of superior understanding.”

If the Gods want to help us, they do not come to protect us with a stick in their hands like a shepherd protecting sheep. Their help always comes in the form of an enhanced understanding, a blessing which they pour upon us in the form of an increased insight into the nature of things.

This is because knowledge is the greatest blessing, insight is the greatest power, and there is nothing in this world equal to illumination. Objects, property, wealth, social status—none of them can stand before illumination and insight into the true nature of things, with which God blesses those who are eternally, perpetually, united with Him.

Verse 11

Teshaam evaanukampaartham

Aham ajnaanajam tamah;

Naashayaamyaatmabhaavastho

Jnaanadeepena bhaaswataa.

Out of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their Self, destroy the darkness born of ignorance by the luminous lamp of knowledge.

“I am immensely compassionate and merciful towards these people. I think of them, and they are in Me.” Aham ajñānajaṁ tamaḥ nāśayāmy: “I shall destroy even the ignorance in you.” 

Here, God stresses the point, “Whatever you be and in whatever condition you may be living, if your heart is in Me, you need not bother about anything, either of this world or of the other world.” He is emphasizing that even the ignorance in our mind will be destroyed.

After bestowing the divine spark of spiritual intelligence the Supreme Lord  residing within as Paramatma the Supreme Soul makes sure it remains steady until His exclusive devotee eradicates all ignorance and achieves atmatattva or realization of their eternal soul and liberation from the material existence and samsara.

This is what is meant by the words anukampa - artham which means He shows them special mercy out of great compassion for their devotion, the Supreme Lord blesses them and by His Grace all the darkness of material existence is illuminated. 

By what means is this accomplished and how is this done? 

Lord Krishna anticipating such a query speaks the words atma-bhava-stho meaning situated within their etheric heart as Paratmatma, He illuminates their consciousness with the glowing radiance of spiritual knowledge.

Dear All,

First step is the steadfastness in our devotion towards God / Love for God.

Lord assures that if we have that pure love for Him, He shall then bestow the power of discrimination to us.

With the power of discrimination, we give up our desires for objects in this world.

We channelize our focus towards God wholly

The Lord, satisfied with our single pointed focus / devotion / Love for Him, takes us on His arm and showers compassion.

What is this compassion and what does it result in at the penultimate stage in our sadhana?

This compassion or grace wipes out the left-over subtlest ignorance if any and then we experience our oneness with the Lord, the perfect non-duality.

How beautifully, in the two verses, Lord has given the sequence of our entire sadhana and its culmination!

Love.