Text 53

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ei-mata gaura-rāya, viṣāde kare hāya hāya,
‘hā hā kṛṣṇa, tumi gelā kati?’
gopī-bhāva hṛdaye, tāra vākye vilāpaye,
‘govinda dāmodara mādhaveti’

Synonyms

ei-mata—in this way; gaura-raya—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; viṣāde—in lamentation due to separation; kare haya haya—always says “alas, alas”; ha ha krsna—oh, oh Kṛṣṇa; tumi gela kati—where have You gone; gopī-bhava hṛdaye—with the ecstatic love of the gopīs in His heart; tara vākye—in their words; vilāpaye—He laments; govinda dāmodara madhava—O Govinda, O Dāmodara, O Mādhava; iti—thus. 

Translation

In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lamented in the mood of separation, “Alas, alas! O Kṛṣṇa, where have You gone?” Feeling in His heart the ecstatic emotions of the gopīs, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu agonized in their words, saying, “O Govinda! O Dāmodara! O Mādhava!” 

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