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The Nectar of Instruction
“Kṛṣṇa is compared to sunshine, and  māyā  is compared to darkness. Wherever there is sunshine, there cannot be darkness. As soon as one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the darkness of illusion, the influence of the external energy, will immediately vanish.”
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तन्नामरूपचरितादिसुकीर्तनानु-
स्मृत्योः क्रमेण रसनामनसी नियोज्य ।
तिष्ठन् व्रजे तदनुरागिजनानुगामी
कालं नयेदखिलमित्युपदेशसारम् ॥ ८ ॥
tan-nāma-rūpa-caritādi-sukīrtanānu-
smṛtyoḥ krameṇa rasanā-manasī niyojya
tiṣṭhan vraje tad-anurāgi-janānugāmī
kālam nayed akhilam ity upadeśa-sāram
tat —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nāma —the holy name;  rūpa —form;  carita-ādi —character, pastimes and so on;  su-kīrtana —in discussing or chanting nicely;  anusmṛtyoḥ —and in remembering;  krameṇa —gradually;  rasanā —the tongue;  manasī —and the mind;  niyojya —engaging;  tiṣṭhan —residing;  vraje —in Vraja;  tat —to Lord Kṛṣṇa;  anurāgi —attached;  jana —persons;  anugāmī —following;  kālam —time;  nayet —should utilize;  akhilam —full;  iti —thus;  upadeśa —of advice or instruction;  sāram —the essence.