248 Sri Caitanya-caritameta
hearing the Lord’s rasa-/i/d through the proper channel will result in complete
abstinence from material sexual pleasure.
TEXT 31

uf wife’ act ELE sacH fama |

ae fac, way a faCH.—Cacaa SBA OS 1

dharma chadi’ rage dunhhe karaye milana

kabhu mile, kabhu nad mile,—daivera ghatana

SYNONYMS

dharma chdadi’—giving up religious customs; rdge—in love; durihe—both; karaye—
do; milana—meeting; Rabhu—sometimes; mi/e—they meet; Rabhu—sometimes; nd
mile—they do not meet; daivera—of destiny ; ghatana—the happening.

TRANSLATION

“Pure attachment will unite us even at the expense of moral and religious duties

[dharma]. Destiny will sometimes bring us together and sometimes separate us.
PURPORT

The gopis came out to meet Krsna in the dead of night when they heard the
sound of Krsna’s flute. Srila RGpa Gosvami has accordingly composed a nice verse
that describes the beautiful boy called Govinda standing by the bank of the Yamuna
with His flute to His lips in the shining moonlight. Those who want to enjoy life
in the materialistic way of society, friendship and love should not go to the Yamuna
to see the form of Govinda. The sound of Lord Krsna’s flute is so sweet that it has
made the gopis forget all about their relationships with their kinsmen and flee to
Krsna in the dead of night.

By leaving home in that way, the gopis have transgressed the Vedic regulations of
household life. This indicates that when natural feelings of love for Krsna become
fully manifest, a devotee can neglect conventional social rules and regulations. In
the material world we are situated in designative positions only, but pure devotional
service begins when one is freed from all designations. When love for Krsna is
awakened, then the designative positions are overcome.

The spontaneous attraction of Sri Krsna for His dearest parts and parcels generates
an enthusiasm that obliges Sri Krsna and the gopis to meet together. To celebrate
this transcendental enthusiasm, there is need of a sentiment of separation between
the lover and beloved. In the condition of material tribulation, no one wants the
pangs of separation. But in the transcendental form, the very same separation, being
absolute in its nature, strengthens the ties of love and enhances the desire of the
lover and beloved to meet. The period of separation, evaluated transcendentally, is
