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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
sunlight. Because they cannot bear sunlight, they hide themselves from it and never see it. They cannot believe that there is such illumination.
TEXT 88
আপনা লুকাইতে কৃষ্ণ নানা যত্ন করে । তথাপি তাঁহার শুরু জানতে তাঁহারে ॥ ৮৮ ॥
āpanā lukāite kṛṣṇa nānā yatna kare tathāpi tāṅhāra bhakta jānaye tāṅhāre
SYNONYMS
āpanā —Himself;  lukāite —to hide;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nānā —various;  yatna —efforts;  kare —makes;  tathāpi —still;  tāṅhāra —His;  bhakta —devotee;  jānaye —knows;  tāṅhāre —Him.
TRANSLATION
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa tries to hide Himself in various ways, but nevertheless His pure devotees know Him as He is.
TEXT 89
উল্লংঘিতত্রিবিধসীমসমাতিশাস্ত্রি- সম্ভাবনং তব পরিত্রিচিম-স্বভাবম্ । মায়াবলেন ভবতাপি নিগুহমানং পত্যস্তি কেচিদনিশং জ্বদনত্যভাবাঃ ॥ ৮৯ ॥
ullaṅghita-trividha-sīma-samātiśāyi- sambhāvanaṁ tava parivraḍhima-svabhāvam māyā-balena bhavatāpi niguhyamānaṁ paśyanti kecid aniśaṁ tvad-ananya-bhāvāḥ
SYNONYMS
ullaṅghita —passed over;  tri-vidha —three kinds;  sīma —the limitations;  sama —of equal;  atiśāyi —and of excelling;  sambhāvanam —by which the adequacy;  tava —Your;  parivraḍhima —of supremacy;  sva-bhāvam —the real nature;  māyā-balena —by the strength of the illusory energy;  bhavatā —Your;  api —although;  niguhyamānam —being hidden;  paśyanti —they see;  kecit —some;  aniśam —always;  tvat —to You;  ananya-bhāvāḥ —those who are exclusively devoted.
TRANSLATION
“O my Lord, everything within material nature is limited by time, space and thought. Your characteristics, however, being unequaled and unsurpassed, are