Krishna paints a portrait of the Supreme for meditation. Meditate on the One who is all-knowing, ancient beyond time, the ruler of everything, subtler than the tiniest atom. The One who sustains every creature, whose form cannot be grasped by thought, who blazes like the sun and dwells entirely beyond the darkness of ignorance.
Each phrase adds a layer. Like the sun that drives away night, God dispels the darkness of ignorance. Like the wind that is everywhere but cannot be seen, God is subtler than the smallest particle — present in all things, yet invisible to the eye.
Our elders have always said: understanding God fully may be beyond the mind, but feeling His presence is not. This shloka is steeped in that spirit — it invites contemplation, not just comprehension.