Tevt 12 nil
The Residents of Vārānāsī Become Vaisnavas
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țte 'rthaṁ yat pratīyeta na pratīyeta cātmani tad vidyād ātmano māyāṁ yathābhāso yathā tamah
SYNONYMS
ŗte —without;  artham —value;  yat —that which;  pratīyeta —appears to be;  na —not;  pratīyeta —appears to be;  ca —certainly;  ātmani —in relation to Me;  tat —that;  vidyāt —you must know;  ātmanaḥ —My;  māyām —illusory energy;  yathā —just as;  ābhāsah —the reflection;  yathā —just as;  tamah —the darkness.
TRANSLATION
“What appears to be truth without Me, is certainly My illusory energy, for , nothing can exist without Me. It is like a reflection of a real light in the shadows, for in the light there are neither shadows nor reflections.
PURPORT
This is a quotation from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.9.34). It is the second verse of the  catuḥ-ślokī . For an explanation of this verse, see  Ādi-lilā , Chapter One, text 54.
TEXT 12D
‘অভিধেন্ন’ সাধনভক্তির শুনহ বিচার।।
সর্ব-জন-দেশ-কাল-দশাতে ব্যাপ্তি যার
‘abhidheya’ sādhana-bhaktira śunaha vicāra sarva-jana-deśa-kāla-daśāte vyāpti yāra
SYNONYMS
abhidheya —the means to obtain an end;  sādhana-bhaktira —of the process of executing devotional service;  śunaha vicāra —please hear the procedure;  sarva —all;  jana —people;  deśa —countries;  kāla —times;  daśāte —and in circumstances;  vyāpti yāra —which is all-pervasive.
TRANSLATION
“Now please hear from Me about the process of devotional service, which is applicable in any country, for any person, at all times and in all circumstances.