204 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 14

Ganges; netre—in the eyes; vahe—flows; kichui—anything; na dekhe—could
not see.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down on the ground and began to mark it with
His nails. He was blinded by tears, which flowed from His eyes like the
Ganges.

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‘pailun vrndavana-natha, punah harailun
ke mora nileka krsna? kahan mui ainu’?

SYNONYMS

pailuh—| got; vrndaévana-natha—the Supreme Lord of Vrndavana; punah—
again; hardiluri—l| have lost; ke—who; mora—My; nileka—took away; krsna—
Lord Krsna; kahan—where; mui dinu—have | come.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “1 found Krsna, the Lord of Vrndavana, but !
have lost Him again. Who has taken My Krsna? Where have | come?”’

PURPORT

These are the feelings of Srimati Radhdrdni. First Lord Caitanya felt that He had
been taken to Vrndavana, where He saw Krsna’s rasa dance with the gopis. Then
He was brought to Kuruksetra to see Lord Jagannatha, His sister (Subhadra) and
Lord Balarama. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lost Vrndavana and Krsna, the master of
Vrndavana. At this time, Caitanya Mahaprabhu experienced divyonmdda, tran-
scendental madness in separation from Krsna. At Kuruksetra, Krsna displays His
opulence, whereas in Vrndavana He is in His original position. Krsna never goes
even a step away from Vrndavana; therefore Kuruksetra is less important for the
gopis than Vrndavana.

Although devotees who worship Krsna in opulence (His Vaikuntha aspect) may
prefer to see Lord Krsna at Kuruksetra along with Subhadra and Balarama, the
gopis want to see Krsna in Vrndavana, performing the rasa dance with Srimati
Radharani. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu showed by practical example how one can
cultivate the mood of Radharani and the other gopis in separation from Krsna.
Devotees absorbed in this mood do not like to see Krsna anywhere else but
