Text 117] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 359

TRANSLATION

“‘‘Impersonalists do not accept the personal feature of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. The Personality of Godhead is stressed in this verse in
order to impress upon them the necessity of accepting Him. Therefore the
word ‘‘aham’’ is mentioned three times. To stress something important, one
repeats it three times.

TEXT 116

oS Ha ACH SA “wia-‘fasia’-facas |
THs, TH Cacs eifa—azfecas u ssw i

ei saba sabde haya— ‘jfhana’-‘vijhadna’-viveka
mayda-karya, maya haite 4mi——vyatireka

SYNONYMS

ei saba—all these; sabde—in the words; haya—there is; jfiana—of real spiritual
knowledge; vijfidna—of the practical application of the knowledge; viveka—con-
sideration; maya-karya—the activities of the external energy; mayd haite—from
the activities of the material energy; ami—l; vyatireka—distinct.

TRANSLATION

“Actual spiritual knowledge and its practical application are considered in
all these sound vibrations. Although the external energy comes from Me, | am
different from it.

TEXT 117
CALE LAA A SINAC ASIA’ |
44 feel Bea Sta Al Sa AeA 999

yaiche suryera sthane bhasaye ‘abhdsa’
surya vind svatantra tara nd haya prakasa

SYNONYMS
yaiche—just as; sdryera—of the sun; sthane—in place; bhasaye—appears;
abhasa—the illumination; sdrya vina—without the sun; svatantra—indepen-
dently; tara—of that; na haya—is not; prakaésa—manifestation.

TRANSLATION

‘Sometimes a reflection of the sun is experienced in place of the sun, but
its illumination is never possible independent of the sun.
