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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
viṁśati vatsara aiche kailā gatāgati anyonye duṅhāra duṅhā vinā nāhi sthiti
SYNONYMS
viṁśati —twenty;  vatsara —years;  aiche —thus;  kailā —did;  gata-āgati —going and coming;  anyonye —mutually;  duṅhāra —of Lord Caitanya and the devotees;  duṅhā —the two;  vinā —without;  nāhi —there is not;  sthiti —peace.
TRANSLATION
For twenty consecutive years this meeting took place, and the situation became so intense that the Lord and the devotees could not be happy without meeting one another.
TEXT 51
শেষ আর যেই রহে দ্বাদশ বৎসর। কৃষ্ণের বিরহলীলা প্রভুর অন্তর ॥ ৫১ ॥
śeṣa āra yei rahe dvādaśa vatsara kṛṣṇera viraha-līlā prabhura antara
SYNONYMS
śeṣa—at the end; āra—the balance; yei—whatever; rahe—remains; dvādaśa vatsara—twelve years; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; viraha-līlā—the pastimes of separation; prabhura—the Lord; antara—within.
TRANSLATION
The last twelve years were simply devoted to relishing the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa in separation within the heart of the Lord.
PURPORT
Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu enjoyed the position of the  gopīs  in separation from Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa left the  gopīs  and went to Mathurā, the  gopīs  cried for Him the rest of their lives, feeling intense separation from Him. This ecstatic feeling of separation was specifically advocated by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu through His actual demonstrations.