192 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 13

SYNONYMS

prana-priye—O My dearmost; suna—please hear; mora—of Me; e-satya-
vacana—this true statement; toma-sabdra—of all of you; smarane—by
remembrance; jhuron—cry; mufii—l; ratri-dine—both day and night; mora
duhkha—My distress; na jane—does not know; kona jana—anyone.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘My dearest Srimati Radharani, please hear Me. | am speaking the truth. |
cry day and night simply upon remembering all you inhabitants of Vrndavana.
No one knows how unhappy this makes Me.’

PURPORT

It is said: vrndavanamm parityajya padam ekarn na gacchati. In one sense, Krsna,
the original Personality of Godhead (isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-
vigrahah), does not even take one step away from Vrndavana. However, in order
to take care of various duties, Krsma had to leave Vrndavana. He had to go to
Mathurd to kill Karnsa, and then He was taken by His father to Dvaraka, where He
was busy with state affairs and disturbances created by demons. Krsna was away
from Vrndavana, and He was not at all happy, as He plainly disclosed to Srimati
Radharani. She is the dearmost life and soul of Sri Krsna, and He expressed His
mind to Her as follows.

TEXT 150

BWANA TS Te, MNGi, fs, AAtsIe,
ACS VA CAA SNF |
Sra Hees cotta, APHe CATA Aaa,
Ofer cata Flaca Maa ti seo t

vraja-vasi yata jana, mata, pita, sakha-gana,
sabe haya mora praéna-sama
tanira madhye gopi-gana, saksat mora jivana,
tumi mora jivanera jivana

SYNONYMS

vraja-vasi yata jana—all the inhabitants of Vrndavana-dhama; mata—mother;
pita—father; sakha-gana—boy friends; sabe —all; haya—are; mora prana-sama—
as good as My life; tara madhye—among them; gopi-gana—the gopis; saksat—
directly; mora jivana—My life and soul; tumi—You; mora jivanera jivana—the life
of My life.
