Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Prabhupāda, there's another question I have. I remember on a walk.... I have read in your books that the moon's glowing is due to reflecting the sun. Then I remember on a walk in Vṛndāvana you said that the moon is fiery just like the sun, but there's a cooling atmosphere around it. So is it actually fiery glow, or is it simply a reflecting glow?
Prabhupāda: That is stated in Bhāgavatam.
Gurudāsa: It says reflection in the Bhāgavata.
Prabhupāda: No, it is also a fiery place. But it is because it is far away from the sun, it is not so glowing.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So it's not a question of reflection only.
Prabhupāda: The reflection theory is the modern theory.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Because sometimes in the books it's stated...
Prabhupāda: Yes. Sometimes I have said or taken this modern theory.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Just so that people will understand an example. I see.