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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.59
প্রত্যক্ষ তাঁহার তপ্তকাঞ্চনের দ্যুতি ।
যাঁহার ছটায় নাশে অজ্ঞান–তমস্ততি ॥ ৫৯ ॥
pratyakṣa tāṅhāra tapta-kāñcanera dyuti
yāṅhāra chaṭāya nāśe ajñāna-tamastati
One can vividly see His glowing complexion of molten gold, which dispels the darkness of ignorance.
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His glowing complexion can be vividly seen.
Its glow is described as molten gold.
His glowing complexion dispels the darkness of ignorance.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He can be appreciated only by pure devotees and only through the process of devotional service. The Lord tried to conceal His identity as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by representing Himself as a devotee, but His pure devotees could recognize Him by His special features.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the image of molten gold help me reflect on ignorance being dispelled?
Pause for a moment today to reflect on His golden glow dispelling the darkness of ignorance.
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