devotee moons illuminate the universe

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jaya sri-caitanyacandrera bhakta candra-gana

sabara prema jyotsnaya ujjvala tri-bhuvana

 

TRANSLATION

All glories to the moons who are devotees of the principal moon, Lord

Caitanyacandra! Their bright moonshine illuminates the entire universe.

 

PURPORT

In this verse we find the moon described as candra-gana, which is plural in

number. This indicates that there are many moons. In the Bhagavad-gita

(10.21) the Lord says, naksatranam aham sasi: "Among the stars, I am the

moon." All the stars are like the moon. Western astronomers consider the

stars to be suns, but Vedic astronomers, following the Vedic scriptures,

consider them moons. The sun has the ability to shine powerfully, and the

moons reflect the sunshine and therefore look brilliant. In the

Caitanya-caritamrta Krsna is described to be like the sun. The supreme

powerful is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna, or Lord Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and His devotees are also bright and illuminating

because they reflect the supreme sun. The Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22.31)

states:

krsna -- surya-sama; maya haya andhakara

yahan krsna, tahan nahi mayara adhikara

"Krsna is bright like the sun. As soon as the sun appears, there is no

question of darkness or nescience." Similarly, the present verse also

describes that by the illumination of all the moons, brightened by the

reflection of the Krsna sun, or by the grace of all the devotees of Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, the entire world will be illuminated, despite the darkness of

Kali-yuga. Only the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu can dissipate the

darkness of Kali-yuga, the ignorance of the population of this age. No one

else can do so. We therefore wish that all the devotees of the Krsna

consciousness movement may reflect the supreme sun and thus dissipate the

darkness of the entire world.

 

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Adi 13.6