Caitanya’s Śikṣāṣṭakam: The Eight Verses of Instruction
1. The imagery here is that as the kairava is a night-blooming lotus that is nourished by the moon, while other conventional day-blooming lotuses are asleep, so those who chant the names of Kṛṣṇa are awakened to love of God while most entities are asleep under the influence of avidyā.
2. See the Tale of Prince Dhruva (IV.12.18) for examples of similar symptoms.