Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Varanasi Became Vaishnavas. Text 117

yaiche sÅ«ryera sthÄne bhÄsaye 'ÄbhÄsa'
sÅ«rya vinÄ svatantra tÄra nÄ haya prakÄÅ›a

 yaiche - just as; sÅ«ryera - of the sun; sthÄne - in place; bhÄsaye - appears; ÄbhÄsa - the illumination; sÅ«rya vinÄ - without the sun; svatantra - independently; tÄra - of that; nÄ haya - is not; prakÄÅ›a - manifestation.


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

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