So in the Brahman effulgence it is, simply being cin-mātra, simply spirit, there is no varieties of spirit. It is simply spirit. Just like the sky. The sky is also matter. But in the sky, there is no variety. If you want varieties, even in this material world, then you have to take shelter of a planet, either you come to the earthly planet or go to the moon planet or sun planet. Similarly, the Brahman effulgence is the glowing rays from the body of Kṛṣṇa. Yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi (Bs. 5.40). Just like the sunshine is glowing effulgence from the sun globe, and within the sun globe, there is the sun-god, similarly, there is, in the spiritual world, there is Brahman effulgence, impersonal, and within the Brahman effulgence, there are spiritual planets. They are called Vaikuṇṭhalokas. And the topmost of the Vaikuṇṭhalokas is Kṛṣṇaloka. So from Kṛṣṇa's body, the Brahman effulgence is coming out. Yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi (Bs. 5.40). Everything is existing in that Brahman effulgence. Sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma. In the Bhagavad-gītā also it is said, mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni nāhaṁ teṣu avasthitaḥ (BG 9.4). Everything existing on His effulgence, Brahman effulgence...
Effulgent like the sun (Lectures)
Expressions researched:
"effulgence is coming. Just like the sun"
|"effulgence, bodily effulgence. Just like the sun"
|"effulgence. Just like the sunshine"
|"effulgence. Just like we have got example: the sun"
|"like effulgence of the sun-god's body"
|"like in the sunshine is the effulgence, shine. Sun is there"
|"like the sun is light, effulgence"
|"like the sun-god is diffusing the effulgence"
|"like the sunshine is effulgence of the sun planet"
|"like the sunshine is glowing effulgence from the sun globe"
|"like the sunshine is the effulgence of the sun globe"
Lectures
Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures
Just like the sunshine is glowing effulgence from the sun globe, and within the sun globe, there is the sun-god, similarly, there is, in the spiritual world, there is Brahman effulgence, impersonal, and within the Brahman effulgence, there are spiritual planets.
Lecture on BG 2.23 -- Hyderabad, November 27, 1972: Page Title: | Effulgent like the sun (Lectures) |
Compiler: | Labangalatika, Alakananda |
Created: | 25 of Aug, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=11, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 11 |