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The Lord's Feelings of Separation
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Vṛndāvana. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lamented, "I found Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana, and now I have again lost Him and come to Kurukṣetra." Unless one is a very highly advanced devotee, he cannot understand these intricate feelings. The author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, however, has tried to explain this  divyon-māda  as far as possible, and it is our duty simply to appreciate it as far as possible. Therefore the author has made the following request in verse 11:
tāte viśvāsa kari' śuna bhāvera varṇana ha-ibe bhāvera jñāna, pāibā prema-dhana
"My dear readers, simply try to hear this description with faith and love. That will help you to understand transcendental ecstasy, and at last you will achieve love of Godhead very easily."
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স্বপ্নাবেশে প্রেমে প্রভুর গর গর মন । বাহু হৈলে হয় - যেন হারাইল ধন ॥ ৩৮ ॥
svapnāveśe preme prabhura gara gara mana bāhya haile haya—yena hārāila dhana
SYNONYMS
svapna-āveśe —when absorbed in dreams;  preme —in love of Kṛṣṇa;  prabhura —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  gara gara —fully absorbed;  mana —mind;  bāhya haile —when He awakens;  haya —it is;  yena —as if;  hārāila —He has lost;  dhana —something very precious.
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dreamed of the rāsa dance, He was fully absorbed in transcendental bliss, but when His dream broke, He thought He had lost a precious jewel.
TEXT 39
উষ্মাত্তের প্রায় প্রভু করেন গান-নৃত্য । দেহের স্বভাবে করেন স্নান-ভোজন-কৃত্য ॥ ৩৯ ॥
unmattera prāya prabhu karena gāna-nṛtya dehera svabhāve karena snāna-bhojana-kṛtya