36 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1

virnsati vatsara aiche kaila gatagati
anyonye dunhara dunha vind nahi sthiti

SYNONYMS

virnsati—twenty; vatsara—years; aiche—thus; kaila—did; gata-dgati—
going and coming; anyonye—mutually; dunhara—of Lord Caitanya and the
devotees; dunhda—the two; vina—without; nahi—there is not; sthiti—

peace.

TRANSLATION

For twenty consecutive years this meeting took place, and the situation
became so intense that the Lord and the devotees could not be happy
without meeting one another.

TEXT 51

GAY Bla CAS ATS atwet zens |
Sowa Farell eiga BIA Ned |

sesa ara yei rahe dvadasa vatsara
krsnera viraha-lila prabhura antara

SYNONYMS

sesa—at the end; dra—the balance; yei—whatever; rahe—remains;
dvadasa vatsara—twelve years; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; viraha-lila—the
pastimes of separation; prabhura—the Lord; antara—within.

TRANSLATION

The last twelve years were simply devoted to relishing the pastimes of
Krsna in separation within the heart of the Lord.

PURPORT

Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu enjoyed the position of the gopis in separa-
tion from Krsna. When Krsna left the gopis and went to Mathura, the gopis
cried for Him the rest of their lives, feeling intense separation from Him. This
ecstatic feeling of separation was specifically advocated by Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu through His actual demonstrations.
