Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 31 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.31

কৃষ্ণ—সূর্যসম; মাযা হয অন্ধকার যাহাঙ্কৃষ্ণ, তাহাঙ্নাহি মাযার অধিকার

कृष्ण—सूर्यसम; माया हय अन्धकार याहाङ्कृष्ण, ताहाङ्नाहि मायार अधिकार

kṛṣṇa—sūrya-sama; māyā haya andhakāra yāhāṅ kṛṣṇa, tāhāṅ nāhi māyāra adhikāra

Synonyms

kṛṣṇaKṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sūrya-samalike the sun planet; māyāthe illusory energy; hayais; andhakāradarkness; yāhāṅ kṛṣṇawherever there is Kṛṣṇa; tāhāṅthere; nāhinot; māyāraof māyā, or the darkness of illusion; adhikārathe jurisdiction..

Translation

"Kṛṣṇa is compared to sunshine, and māyā is compared to darkness. Wherever there is sunshine, there cannot be darkness. As soon as one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the darkness of illusion (the influence of the external energy) will immediately vanish.

Purport

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.9.34) it is stated:

ṛte 'rthaṁ yat pratīyeta
na pratīyeta cātmani
tad vidyād ātmano māyāṁ
yathābhāso yathā tamaḥ

Wherever there is light, there cannot be darkness. When a living entity becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious, he is immediately relieved of all material lusty desires. Lusty desires and greed are associated with rajas and tamas, darkness and passion. When one becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious, the modes of darkness and passion immediately vanish, and the remaining mode, sattva-guṇa (goodness), remains. When one is situated in the mode of goodness, he can make spiritual advancement and understand things clearly. This position is not possible for everyone. When a person is Kṛṣṇa conscious, he continuously hears about Kṛṣṇa, thinks about Him, worships Him and serves Him as a devotee. If he remains in Kṛṣṇa consciousness in this way, the darkness of māyā certainly will not be able to touch him.

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