Madhya 20.159

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ব্রহ্ম - অঙ্গকান্তি তাঁর, নির্বিশেষ প্রকাশে ।
সূর্য যেন চর্মচক্ষে জ্যোতির্ময় ভাসে ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

brahma-aṅga-kanti taṅra, nirvisesa prakase

surya yena carma-cakse jyotirmaya bhase

SYNONYMS

brahma-the impersonal Brahman effulgence; aṅga-kanti-the bodily rays; taṅra-of Him; nirvisesa-without varieties; prakase-manifestation; surya yena-exactly like the sun; carma-cakse-with our ordinary material eyes; jyotih-maya-simply effulgent; bhase-appears.

TRANSLATION

"The manifestation of the impersonal Brahman effulgence, which is without variety, is the rays of Krsna's bodily effulgence. It is exactly like the sun. When the sun is seen by our ordinary eyes, it simply appears to consist of effulgence.