Text 39] The Lord’s Feelings of Separation 205

Vindavana. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lamented, “I found Krsna in
Vrndavana, and now | have again lost Him and come to Kuruksetra.”” Unless one is
a very highly advanced devotee, he cannot understand these intricate feelings.
The author of $ri Caitanya-caritamrta, however, has tried to explain this divyon-
mada as far as possible, and it is our duty simply to appreciate it as far as possible.
Therefore the author has made the following request in verse 11:

tate visvasa kari’ suna bhavera varnana
ha-ibe bhavera jfAdna, paiba prema-dhana

“My dear readers, simply try to hear this description with faith and love. That will
help you to understand transcendental ecstasy, and at last you will achieve love
of Godhead very easily.”

TEXT 38
AACA Caley SSA NA WT TF |
Zw CSC SA- Ae SIASA a Or I

svapnavese preme prabhura gara gara mana
bdhya haile haya—yena hdrdila dhana

SYNONYMS

svapna-dvese—when absorbed in dreams; preme—in love of Krsna;
prabhura—of sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gara gara—fully absorbed; mana—mind;
bahya haile—when He awakens; haya—it is; yena—as if; hardila—He has lost;
dhana—something very precious.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dreamed of the rasa dance, He was fully ab-
sorbed in transcendental bliss, but when His dream broke, He thought He had
lost a precious jewel.

TEXT 39
CACGA CNA AG BCAA AA-HTT |
CHERA BBICT BCAA WH-CSUTA-BSI | OD

unmattera praya prabhu karena gana-nrtya
dehera svabhave karena snana-bhojana-krtya
