CC Madhya 2.17

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

ei-mata vilāpa kare vihvala antara
rāyera nāṭaka-śloka paḍe nirantara

SYNONYMS

ei-mata—in this way; vilāpa—lamentation; kare—does; vihvala—bewildered; antara—within; rāyera—of Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya; nāṭaka—drama; śloka—verses; paḍe—recites; nirantara—constantly.

TRANSLATION

In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always expressed bewilderment and lamented in separation from Kṛṣṇa. At such times He used to recite the ślokas from Rāmānanda Rāya’s drama, known as Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka.