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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 13]
mora bhāgya mo-viṣaye, tomāra ye prema haye, 
    sei prema—parama prabala 
    lukāñā āmā āne, saṅga karāya tomā-sane, 
    prakateha ānibe satvara
SYNONYMS
mora bhāgya —My fortune;  mo-viṣaye —in relation with Me;  tomāra —Your;  ye —whatever;  prema —love;  haye —there is;  sei prema —that love;  parama pra-bala —very powerful;  lukāñā —secretly;  āmā āne —brings Me;  saṅga karāya —obliges Me to associate;  tomā-sane —with You;  prakaṭeha —directly manifested;  ānibe —will bring;  satvara —very soon.
TRANSLATION
“‘Our love affair is more powerful because of My good fortune in receiving Nārāyaṇa’s grace. This allows Me to come here unseen by others. I hope that very soon I will be visible to everyone.
PURPORT
Krṣṇa has two kinds of presence— prakaṭa  and  aprakaṭa , manifest and un-manifest. Both are identical to the sincere devotee. Even if Krṣṇa is not physically present, the devotee’s absorption in the affairs of Krṣṇa makes Him present. This is confirmed in  Brahma-saṁhitā  (5.38):
premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena  
 santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti  
 yaṁ śyāmasundaram acintya-guṇa-svarūpaṁ  
 govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Due to his intense love, the pure devotee always sees Lord Krṣṇa present within his heart. All glories to Govinda, the primeval Personality of Godhead! When Krṣṇa is not manifest before the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, they are always absorbed in thoughts of Him. Therefore even though Krṣṇa was living at that time at Dvārakā, He was simultaneously present before all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana. This was His  aprakaṭa  presence. Devotees who are always absorbed in thoughts of Krṣṇa will soon see Krṣṇa face to face without a doubt. Devotees who are always engaged in Krṣṇa consciousness and are fully absorbed in thoughts of Krṣṇa certainly return home, back to Godhead. They then see Krṣṇa directly, face to face, take  prasāda  with Him and enjoy His company. This is confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā :  tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ‘rjuna  (Bg. 4.9).
During his lifetime, a pure devotee is always speaking of Krṣṇa and engaging in His service, and as soon as he gives up his body, he immediately returns to Goloka Vṛndāvana, where Krṣṇa is personally present. He then meets Krṣṇa directly. This