Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 1.88-89
Dispelling Ignorance, Revealing the Absolute Truth
“As the sun and moon drive away darkness by their appearance and reveal the nature of everything, these two brothers dissipate the darkness of ignorance covering the living beings and enlighten them with knowledge of the Absolute Truth.”
What the purport teaches
- The sun and moon drive away darkness by their appearance and reveal the nature of everything.
- Similarly, the two brothers dissipate the darkness of ignorance covering living beings.
- They enlighten living beings with knowledge of the Absolute Truth.
Try this today
Reread the translation and reflect for one minute on the difference between ignorance and knowledge of the Absolute Truth.
Ask yourself
How does the comparison with sunlight and moonlight help you understand spiritual enlightenment?
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.