Text 36]
The Lord's Feelings of Separation
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kurukṣetre dekhi' kṛṣṇe aiche haila mana 'kāhāṅ kurukṣetre āilāṅa, kāhāṅ vṛndāvana'
SYNONYMS
kurukṣetre —in Kurukṣetra;  dekhi' —seeing;  kṛṣṇe —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  aiche —in that way;  haila mana —became His mind;  kāhāṅ —where;  kurukṣetre āilāṅa —I have come to Kurukṣetra;  kāhāṅ —where;  vṛndāvana —Vṛndāvana.
TRANSLATION
When He saw the Deities, Lord Caitanya thought He was seeing Kṛṣṇa in Kurukṣetra. He wondered, “Have I come to Kurukṣetra? Where is Vṛndāvana?”
TEXT 35
अथुरुष्ठ हाराण्ण एहे वाग्र हहेला । विष्णु हण्ण अङ् निज-वासा आहेला ॥ ७८ ॥
prāpta-ratna hārāñā aiche vyagra ha-ilā viṣaṇṇa hañā prabhu nija-vāsā āilā
SYNONYMS
prāpta-ratna —the achieved jewel;  hārāñā —having lost;  aiche —in that way;  vyagra ha-ilā —became very agitated;  viṣaṇṇa hañā —being morose;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  nija —own;  vāsā —to His residential place;  āilā —returned.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya grew very agitated, like a person who has just lost a recently acquired jewel. Then He became very morose and returned home.
TEXT 36
ভুমির উপর বসি’ নিজ-নখে ভুমি লিখে । অশ্রু-গঙ্গা নেত্রে বহে, কিছুই না দেখে ॥ ৩৬ ॥
bhūmira upara vasi' nija-nakhe bhūmi likhe aśru-gaṅgā netre vahe, kichui nā dekhe
SYNONYMS
bhūmira upara —on the ground;  vasi' —sitting down;  nija-nakhe —with His nails;  bhūmi likhe —marked the ground;  aśru-gaṅgā —a flow of tears like the