# Cc. Antya 17.65
## Text
> jīva dīna ki karibe tāhāra varṇana?
> śākhā-candra-nyāya kari' dig-daraśana
## Synonyms
*jīva*—a living entity; *dīna*—very poor; *ki*—what; *karibe*—will do; *tāhāra*—of that; *varṇana*—description; *śākhā*-*candra*-*nyāya*—the logic of showing the moon through the branches of a tree; *kari'*—I make; *dik*-*daraśana*—seeing the direction.
## Translation
**What can a poor creature like me describe of those transformations? I can give only a hint of them, as if showing the moon through the branches of a tree.**