Text 421] The Lord’s Feelings of Separation 207

SYNONYMS

prapta—achieved; pranasta—lost; acyuta—Krsna; vittah—the treasure; atma —
mind; yayau—went; visada—by lamentation; ujjhita—given up; deha-gehah—
body and home; grhita—accepted; kapalika-dharmakah—the religious principles
of a kapdlika-yogi, a kind of mendicant; me—My; vrndavanam—to Vrndavana;
sa—with; indriya—senses; sisya-vrndah—disciples.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, ‘‘At first My mind somehow achieved the
treasure of Krsna, but it again lost Him. Therefore it gave up My body and
home because of lamentation and accepted the religious principles of a
kapalika-yogi. Then My mind went to Vrndavana with its disciples, My
senses.”

PURPORT

This verse is clearly metaphorical.
TEXT 42

AtSay strata, Sta ed Hefaa,
FAAS HBC faeaa |

ala-aacna +) afa’, te ‘etal afa af’,
Hd cater, SS SAT NBR II

prapta-ratna harafia, tdra guna sanariyd,
mahdaprabhu santape vihvala
raya-svarupera kantha dhari’, kahe ‘haha hari hari’,

dhairya gela, ha-ila capala

SYNONYMS
prapta—acquired; ratna—gem; hdrafid—having lost; tara—of it; guna—at-
tributes; sanariya—remembering; mahadprabhu—Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu; san-
tape—in lamentation; vihvala—overwhelmed; raya—of Ramananda Raya;
svarupera—of Svaripa Damodara Gosvami; kantha dhari’—catching the necks;
kahe—said; haha hari hari—alas, where is Hari, where is Hari; dhairya—patience;
gela—lost; ha-ila capala—became restless.

TRANSLATION

Having lost His acquired gem, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became over-
whelmed with lamentation by remembering its attributes. Then, grasping the
