Madhya 25.119

TEXT 119

TEXT

ঋতেঽর্থং যৎ প্রতীয়েত ন প্রতীয়েত চাত্মনি ।
তদ্বিদ্যাদাত্মনো মায়াং যথাভাসো যথা তমঃ ॥ ১১৯ ॥

rte 'rtham yat pratiyeta

na pratiyeta catmani

tad vidyad atmano mayam

yathabhaso yatha tamah

SYNONYMS

rte-without; artham-value; yat-that which; pratiyeta-appears to be; na-not; pratiyeta-appears to be; ca-certainly; atmani-in relation to Me; tat-that; vidyat-you must know; atmanah-My; mayam-illusory energy; yatha-just as; abhasah-the reflection; yatha-just as; tamah-the darkness.

TRANSLATION

" 'What appears to be truth without Me, is certainly My illusory energy, for nothing can exist without Me. It is like a reflection of a real light in the shadows, for in the light there are neither shadows nor reflections.

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.34). It is the second verse of the catuh-sloki. For an explanation of this verse, see Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 54.

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