Text AAJ
The lord's visit to Šri Vrndāvana
151
TRANSLATION
This is the way of Lord Gopāla’s kind behavior to His devotees. Seeing this, the devotees were overwhelmed by ecstatic love.
TFXT 43
দেখিতে উৎকণ্ঠ হয়, না চড়ে গোবর্ধনে।
কোন চলে গোপাল আসি’ উত্তরে আপনে ॥ ৪৩ ॥
dekhite utkanțhā haya, nā caḍe govardhane kona chale gopāla āsi’ utare āpane
SYNONYMS
dekhite —to see;  utkaṇṭhā haya —there was great anxiety;  nā caḍe —does not go up;  govardhane —on the hill known as Govardhana;  kona chale —by some trick;  gopāla —the Deity Gopāla;  āsi’ —coming;  utare —descends;  āpane —personally.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very anxious to see Gopāla, but He did not want to climb Govardhana Hill. Therefore by some trick the Deity Gopāla personally descended.
TEXT 44
কতু কুঞ্জে রহে, কতু রহে গ্রামান্তরে ।।
সেই ভক্ত, তাই আসি’  দেখন্ধে  তাঁহান্নে  ॥ ৪৪ ॥
kabhu kuñje rahe, kabhu rahe grāmāntare sei bhakta, tāhāṅ āsi’ dekhaye tāṅhāre
SYNONYMS
kabhu —sometimes;  kuñje —in the bushes;  rahe —remains;  kabhu —sometimes;  rahe —He stays;  grāma-antare —in a different village;  sei bhakta —that devotee;  tāhāṅ āsi' —coming there;  dekhaye tāṅhāre —sees Him.
TRANSLATION
In this way, giving some excuse, Gopāla sometimes remains in the bushes of the forest, and sometimes He stays in a village. One who is a devotee comes to see the Deity.