214 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

sunlight. Because they cannot bear sunlight, they hide themselves from it and never
see it. They cannot believe that there is such illumination.

TEXT 88

TIAA THATS SH Atal TH FCF |
weit Stata Sw wars Sieica vw i

dpand lukdite krsna nana yatna kare
tathapi tanhara bhakta janaye tafhare

SYNONYMS

Gpand—Himself; /ukdite—to hide; krsna—Lord Krsna; ndna—various; yatna—
efforts; kare—makes; tathdpi—still; tanhara—His; bhakta—devotee; janaye—knows;
tanhare—Him.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Krsna tries to hide Himself in various ways, but nevertheless His pure
devotees know Him as He is.

TEXT 89

Bar fewfarynaaat forte
AVIA SI ifsafpa-Wray |
atatacaa STS fA aearas
rare caforfarts GraVoTAT: Ib I

ullanghita-trividha-sima-samatisayi-
sambhavanam tava parivradhima-svabhavam

maya-balena bhavatapi niguhyamdnam
pasyanti kecid anisam tvad-ananya-bhavah

SYNONYMS

ullanghita—passed over; tri-vidha—three kinds; sima—the limitations; samma—of
equal; atisayi—and of excelling; sambhavanam—by which the adequacy; tava— Your;
parivradhima—of supremacy; sva-bhdvam—the real nature; mdyd-balena—by the
strength of the illusory energy; bhavatdé—Your; api—although; niguhyamanam—
being hidden; pasyanti—they see; kecit—some; anisam—always; tvat—to You; ananya-
bhdvah—those who are exclusively devoted.

TRANSLATION

“O my Lord, everything within material nature is limited by time, space and
thought. Your characteristics, however, being unequaled and unsurpassed, are
