340 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 22
to impersonal Brahman realization, they fall down again because they neglect
to worship Your lotus feet.’
PURPORT
This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.2.32).
TEXT 31
Fe — BHAA ; TlH SI HHT |
Hal Se, SIS) MS aata afesya 1 oo t
krsna——sutirya-sama; maya haya andhakara
yahan krsna, tahan nahi maydara adhikara
SYNONYMS
krsna—Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; stirya-sama—like the sun
planet; mdadyad—the illusory energy; haya—is; andhakara—darkness; yahdan
krsna—wherever there is Krsna; tahan—there; nahi—not; mayara—of mayéd, or
the darkness of illusion; adhikara—the jurisdiction.
TRANSLATION
“Krsna is compared to sunshine, and maya is compared to darkness.
Wherever there is sunshine, there cannot be darkness. As soon as one takes to
Krsna consciousness, the darkness of illusion (the influence of the external
energy) will immediately vanish.
PURPORT
In Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.34) it is stated:
rte ‘rtharn yat pratiyeta
na pratiyeta catmani
tad vidyad atmano mayam
yathabhaso yatha tamah
Wherever there is light, there cannot be darkness. When a living entity becomes
Krsna conscious, he is immediately relieved of all material lusty desires. Lusty
desires and greed are associated with rajas and tamas, darkness and passion.
When one becomes Krsna conscious, the modes of darkness and passion im-
mediately vanish, and the remaining mode, sattva-guna (goodness), remains.
When one is situated in the mode of goodness, he can make spiritual advance-
ment and understand things clearly. This position is not possible for everyone.
