196 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 13
mora bhagya mo-visaye, tomdra ye prema haye,
sei prema—parama prabala
lukafid ama ane, sanga karaya toma-sane,
prakateha danibe satvara
SYNONYMS
mora bhagya—My fortune; mo-visaye—in relation with Me; tomara—Your;
ye—whatever; prema—love; haye—there is; sei prema—that love; parama pra-
bala—very powerful; lukafd—secretly; ama dne—brings Me; sanga karaya—
obliges Me to associate; toma-sane—with You; prakateha—directly manifested;
anibe—will bring; satvara—very soon.
TRANSLATION
‘Our love affair is more powerful because of My good fortune in receiving
Narayana’s grace. This allows Me to come here unseen by others. | hope that
very soon | will be visible to everyone.
PURPORT
Krsna has two kinds of presence—prakata and aprakata, manifest and un-
manifest. Both are identical to the sincere devotee. Even if Krsna is not physically
present, the devotee’s absorption in the affairs of Krsna makes Him present. This is
confirmed in Brahma-samhita (5.38):
premafjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti
yam Syamasundaram acintya-guna-svardparh
govindam 4di-purusarh tam ahari bhajami
Due to his intense love, the pure devotee always sees Lord Krsna present within
his heart. All glories to Govinda, the primeval Personality of Godhead! When
Krsna is not manifest before the inhabitants of Vrndavana, they are always ab-
sorbed in thoughts of Him. Therefore even though Krsna was living at that time at
Dvaraka, He was simultaneously present before all the inhabitants of Vrndavana.
This was His aprakata presence. Devotees who are always absorbed in thoughts
of Krsna will soon see Krsna face to face without a doubt. Devotees who are al-
ways engaged in Krsna consciousness and are fully absorbed in thoughts of Krsna
certainly return home, back to Godhead. They then see Krsna directly, face to
face, take prasdda with Him and enjoy His company. This is confirmed in
Bhagavad-gita: tyaktva dehar punar janma naiti mam eti so ‘rjuna (Bg. 4.9).
During his lifetime, a pure devotee is always speaking of Krsna and engaging in
His service, and as soon as he gives up his body, he immediately returns to Goloka
Vrndavana, where Krsna is personally present. He then meets Krsna directly. This
