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The Sun and Moon That Dispel Ignorance
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauḍa to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are compared to the sun and moon.
- They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauḍa to dissipate the darkness of ignorance.
- Their appearance wonderfully bestows benediction upon all.
Try this today
Offer respectful obeisances to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, remembering Their gift of light.
Ask yourself
What does the image of the sun and moon dispelling ignorance mean to you?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.