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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 6]
TRANSLATION
Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt pangs of separation from Kṛṣṇa, He did not manifest His feelings externally, for He feared the unhappiness of His devotees.
TEXT 5
উৎকট বিরহ-দুঃখ যবে বাহিরায় ।
তবে যে বৈকল্য প্রভুর বর্ণন না যায় ॥ ৫ ॥
utkaṭa viraha-duḥkha yabe bāhirāya tabe ye vaikalya prabhura varṇana nā yāya
SYNONYMS
utkaṭa —severe;  viraha-duḥkha —unhappiness of separation;  yabe —when;  bāhirāya —is manifested;  tabe —at that time;  ye —what;  vaikalya —transformations;  prabhura —of the Lord;  varṇana nā yāya —cannot be described.
TRANSLATION
The transformations undergone by the Lord when He manifested severe unhappiness due to separation from Kṛṣṇa cannot be described.
TEXT 6
রামানন্দের কৃষ্ণকথা, স্বরূপের গান ।
বিরহ-বেদনায় প্রভুর রাখন্মে পরাণ ॥ ৬ ॥
rāmānandera kṛṣṇa-kathā, svarūpera gāna viraha-vedanāya prabhura rākhaye parāṇa
SYNONYMS
rāmānandera —of Rāmānanda Rāya;  kṛṣṇa-kathā —talks of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  svarūpera gāna —the songs of Svarūpa Dāmodara;  viraha-vedanāya —at the time of pangs of separation;  prabhura —of Lord Śrī. Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  rākhaye —keep;  parāṇa —the life.
TRANSLATION
When the Lord acutely felt pangs of separation from Kṛṣṇa, only Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya's talk about Kṛṣṇa and the sweet songs of Svarūpa Dāmodara kept Him alive.