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

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His Divine Grace
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.

Madhya-līlā 25.116 - Madhya-līlā 25.118