Adi-lila, Chapter 1 81

SYNONYMS

yanhara—whose; prasdde—by the grace; ei—this; tamah—darkness; haya—is; nasa—
destroyed; tamah—darkness; ndsa—destruction; kari’—doing; kare—does; tattvera—
of the truth; prakdsa—discovery.

TRANSLATION

By the grace of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda, this darkness of ignorance
is removed, and the truth is brought to light.

TEXT 96

SHIS— SW, FHSS, COTA |
AAA GA AT SHAAN 1 DY |
tattva-vastu—krsna, krsna-bhakti, prema-riipa
nama-sankirtana—saba dnanda-svariipa

SYNONYMS

tattva-vastu—Absolute Truth; krsna—Lord Krsna; Arsna-bhakti—devotional service
to Lord Krsna; prema-rijpa—taking the form of love for Lord Krsna; na@ma-
sankirtana—congregational chanting of the holy name; saba—all; dnanda—of bliss;
sva-rupa—the identity.

TRANSLATION

The Absolute Truth is Sri Krsna, and loving devotion to Sri Krsna exhibited in
pure love is achieved through congregational chanting of the holy name, which is
the essence of all bliss.

TEXT 97

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surya candra bahirera tamah se vindse
bahir-vastu ghata-pata-ddi se prakase

SYNONYMS

surya—the sun; candra—the moon; bahirera—of the external world; tamah—dark-
ness; se—they; vindse—destroy; bahih-vastu—external things; ghata—waterpots; pata-
ddi—space, etc.; se—they; prakase—reveal.

TRANSLATION

The sun and moon dissipate the darkness of the external world and thus reveal
external material objects like pots and plates.
