CC Madhya 25.117
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 117
- yaiche sūryera sthāne bhāsaye 'ābhāsa'
- sūrya vinā svatantra tāra nā haya prakāśa
SYNONYMS
yaiche — just as; sūryera — of the sun; sthāne — in place; bhāsaye — appears; ābhāsa — the illumination; sūrya vinā — without the sun; svatantra — independently; tāra — of that; nā haya — is not; prakāśa — manifestation.
TRANSLATION
"'Sometimes a reflection of the sun is experienced in place of the sun, but its illumination is never possible independent of the sun.