58 Sri Caitanya-caritaémrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 13
PURPORT
In this verse we find the moon described as candra-gana, which is plural in
number. This indicates that there are many moons. In Bhagavad-gitd the Lord says,
naksatraném aharh sasi: “Among the stars, | am the moon.” (Bg. 10.21) All the
stars are like the moon. Western astrqnomers consider the stars to be suns, but
Vedic astronomers, following the Vedic scriptures, consider them moons. The sun
has the ability to shine powerfully, and the moons reflect the sunshine and there-
fore took brilliant. In Caftanya-caritamrta Krsna is described to be like the sun.
The supreme powerful is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna, or Lord
Srt Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and His devotees are also bright and illuminating because
they reflect the supreme sun. The Caftanya-caritdmrta states:
krsna—sirya-sama; maya haya andhakara
yahan krsna, tahan néhi méyara adhikéra
“Krsna is bright fike the sun. As soon as the sun appears, there is no question of
darkness or nescience.”” {Cc. Madhya 22.31) Similarly, this verse also describes that
by the illumination of ali the moons, brightened by the reflection of the Krsna sun,
or by the grace of all the devotees of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the entire world will
be illuminated, despite the darkness of Kali-yuga. Only the devotees of Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu can dissipate the darkness of Kali-yuga, the ignorance of the popula-
tion of this age. No one else can do so. We therefore wish that all the devotees of
the Kesna consciousness movement may reflect the supreme sun and thus dissipate
the darkness of the entire world.
TEXT 6
CRS SR OMUTACE FAAS |
GEA BR COGD-MTA-HPAS Hiv 1
ef ta’ Rahifa granthadrambhe mukha-bandha
ebe kahi caitanya-lila-krama-anubandha
SYNONYMS
ef ta’—thus; Rkahifa—| have spoken; grantha-drambhe—in the beginning of the
book; mukha-bandha—preface; ebe—now; kahi—1\ speak; ca/tanya—of Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; /i/@-Rrama—the chronological order of His pastimes; anubandha—as
they are combined together.
TRANSLATION
Thus J have spoken the preface of Caitanya-caritamrta. Now | shail give a
synopsis of the entire book in the form of codes.
