CC Madhya 21.30 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Madhya-līlā 21.29 - Madhya-līlā 21.31

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 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.

Madhya-līlā 21.29 - Madhya-līlā 21.31