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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-lilā, Ch. 13]
PURPORT
In this verse we find the moon described as  candra-gaṇa , which is plural in number. This indicates that there are many moons. In  Bhagavad-gītā  the Lord says,  nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī : “Among the stars, I am the moon.” (Bg. 10.21) All the stars are like the moon. Western astronomers consider the stars to be suns, but Vedic astronomers, following the Vedic scriptures, consider them moons. The sun has the ability to shine powerfully, and the moons reflect the sunshine and therefore look brilliant. In  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  Kṛṣṇa is described to be like the sun. The supreme powerful is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and His devotees are also bright and illuminating because they reflect the supreme sun. The  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  states:
kṛṣṇa—sūrya-sama; māyā haya andhakāra yāhāṅ kṛṣṇa, tāhāṅ nāhi māyāra adhikāra
“Kṛṣṇa is bright like the sun. As soon as the sun appears, there is no question of darkness or nescience.” (Cc.  Madhya  22.31) Similarly, this verse also describes that by the illumination of all the moons, brightened by the reflection of the Kṛṣṇa sun, or by the grace of all the devotees of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the entire world will be illuminated, despite the darkness of Kali-yuga. Only the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu can dissipate the darkness of Kali-yuga, the ignorance of the population of this age. No one else can do so. We therefore wish that all the devotees of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement may reflect the supreme sun and thus dissipate the darkness of the entire world.
TEXT 6
এই ত’ কহিল গ্রন্থারম্ভে মুখবন্ধ । এবে কহি চৈতন্য-লীলাক্রম-অমুবন্ধ ॥ ৬ ॥
ei ta’ kahila granthārambhe mukha-bandha ebe kahi caitanya-līlā-krama-anubandha
SYNONYMS
ei ta’ —thus;  kahila —I have spoken;  granthārambhe —in the beginning of the book;  mukha-bandha —preface;  ebe —now;  kahi —I speak;  caitanya —of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  līlā-krama —the chronological order of His pastimes;  anubandha —as they are combined together.
TRANSLATION
Thus I have spoken the preface of Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Now I shall give a synopsis of the entire book in the form of codes.