Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 13.5
Devotees Reflect the Supreme Lord’s Light
“All glories to the moons who are devotees of the principal moon, Lord Caitanyacandra! Their bright moonshine illuminates the entire universe.”
What the purport teaches
- The devotees are praised as moons around the principal moon, Lord Caitanyacandra. Their bright moonshine illuminates the entire universe.
- The purport explains that moons look brilliant because they reflect sunshine. It uses this image to explain the devotees’ brightness.
- Śrī Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme powerful. His devotees are bright and illuminating because they reflect Him, the supreme sun.
Try this today
Write one sentence explaining how the devotees’ light depends on the Supreme Lord.
Ask yourself
How does seeing devotees’ brightness as reflected light deepen my appreciation of the Lord?
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.