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
HAN FHVCS FH ata WH Fez |
wait Stata Sw ofaca Secs ve 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
Car frofarenaaa foathy
FATA Gq Afaafpa-Wrtay |
atatacaa STS fA aearas
wore cofoRfrs BAVA: | o> 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
