CC Madhya 25.117 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Madhya-līlā 25.116 - Madhya-līlā 25.118

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

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.

Madhya-līlā 25.116 - Madhya-līlā 25.118