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 |
BANC CMS aca BCWA FACAT i so
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-
carhacaaagai ere giefeay |
CHIN APATABALTHSS
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
