Adi-lila, Chapter 2 101

brahmaivedam amrtam purastad brahma
pascad brahma daksinatas cottarena
adhas cordhvam ca prasrtam brahmai-
vedam visvam idam varistham

“In the spiritual realm, beyond the material covering, is the unlimited Brahman ef-
fulgence, which is free from material contamination. That effulgent white light is
understood by transcendentalists to be the light of all lights. In that realm there is
no need of sunshine, moonshine, fire or electricity for illumination. Indeed, what-
ever illumination appears in the material world is only a reflection of that supreme
illumination. That Brahman is in front and in back, in the north, south, east and
west, and also overhead and below. In other words, that supreme Brahman effulgence
spreads throughout both the material and spiritual skies.”

TEXT 13

BADE CACY CAC BM farfacata |
erraicel Ces aca Boa FAA We I

carma-cakse dekhe yaiche sirya nirvi§esa
jfiana-marge laite nare krsnera visesa

SYNONYMS

carma-cakse—by the naked eye; dekhe—one sees; yaiche—just as; surya—the sun;
nirvigesa—without variegatedness; jfAana-marge—by the path of philosophical specu-
lation; /aite—to accept; nare—not able; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; vifesa—the variety.

TRANSLATION

As with the naked eye one cannot know the sun except as a glowing substance,
merely by philosophical speculation one cannot understand Lord Krsna’s transcen-
dental varieties.

TEXT 14

VD AS ASAS! Bawersits-
carhecaaagatiaragiofeay |

SHIN [ABATABIT*TSSS
citfaeateyeas, waz Satiy W398 I

yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti-
kotisv aSesa-vasudhadi-vibhiti-bhinnam

tad brahma niskalam anantam asesa-bhiitam
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami
