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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 30

apāra aiśvarya kṛṣṇera—nāhika gaṇana
śākhā-candra-nyāye kari dig-daraśana

SYNONYMS

apāra—unlimited; aiśvarya—opulence; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; nāhika gaṇana—there is no estimation; śākhā-candra-nyāye—according to the logic of seeing the moon through the branches of a tree; kari—I make; dik-daraśana—an indication only.

TRANSLATION

“No one can estimate the opulence of Kṛṣṇa. That is unlimited. However, just as one sees the moon through the branches of a tree, I wish to give a little indication.”

PURPORT

First a child is shown the branches of a tree, and then he is shown the moon through the branches. This is called śākhā-candra-nyāya. The idea is that first one must be given a simpler example. Then the more difficult background is explained.